Arizona Charlie and the Klondike Kid

by Julie Lawson, illustrated by Kasia Charko

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Description

Arizona Charlie was King of the Cowboys--crack shot, a champion lasso twirler and a fearless horseman. He was famous all over the world. And he'd come to live in the gold rush town of Dawson City. The year is 1899. The place is Dawson City, Yukon. Ben longs to be a Wild West star, just like Arizona Charlie. He practices lassoing. He perfects his aim with a slingshot. At last he gets a place in the closing act of the Wild West show. Ben prepares to perform in front of a packed house, but the performance does not go as he expected. Will Ben earn the title that he dreams of? Will he become the Klondike Kid?

About the Authors

Julie Lawson is the author of more than twenty children's and young adult titles. Her books have won the Sheila A. Egoff Literature Prize and been nominated for numerous awards, including various Forest of Reading Awards and the Canadian Library Association Book of the Year Award. She lives in Victoria, British Columbia.

A professional illustrator who has worked in both England and Canada, Kasia Charko has illustrated a number of projects, including a recent picture book called The Boogie Woogie Bear. She lives with her family in the small community of Alton, Ontario.

Age:: 0 to 7
Grade:: p to 2
Reading age:: 4 to 8

Awards

Winner, Storytelling World Award winner
Commended, CCBC Our Choice
Short-listed, BC Book Prize - Christie Harris Illustrated Children’s Literature Prize nominee
Commended, Canadian Toy Testing Council Recommended Books

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Arizona Charlie and the Klondike Kid

by Julie Lawson, illustrated by Kasia Charko

Out of print