High Adventure in an 1860s Gold Camp! Two exciting adventure series geared for boys, set during the waning days of the California Gold Rush. Plenty of action boys love, along with a biblical worldview and strong faith, family, and friendships. Coming April 2024: Goldtown Adventures books 5-6.
Goldtown Beginnings
A boy, his dog, and a gold pan. It’s 1859 and the height of the gold rush. Seven-year-old Jem Coulter and his family pan gold on their claim alongside Cripple Creek. They live in a tent instead of a house, but that’s all right with Jem! First-chapter books with fun illustrations and easy-to-read text. Ages 6-9
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Goldtown Adventures
It’s 1864. The California gold rush is over, but 12-year-old Jem and his sister, Ellie, are sure they can pan more gold from Cripple Creek. With Pa’s new job as sheriff of lawless Goldtown, their miner friend, Strike-it-rich Sam, and their cousin, Nathan, there’s plenty of adventure for everyone in this middle-grade series for ages 9-13.
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COMING APRIL 2024 – Goldtown Adventures Books 5 and 6
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Goldtown Learning Activities
Turn these high-action, Gold Rush stories into year-long learning adventures with enrichment guides and lapbooks.
Study Guides
Language arts and literature guides include reading comprehension, vocabulary, critical thinking, and writing skills. Go behind the scenes for history, geography, science, and Bible. Enjoy hands-on learning with fun projects like recipes and making a miner’s stove. Includes links to online video and audio learning too. Try the first guide in each series free.
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Lapbooks
Hands-on learning to enrich the Circle C books. Easy instructions for folding the file folders, plus all learning materials are included in the lapbooks. Try the first lapbook in each series free.
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What Readers Are Saying
Goldtown Beginnings
♥♥♥♥♥ I would highly recommend this great series for young children up to the age of 9. My boys thoroughly enjoyed the storyline of both Jem Strikes Gold and Jem’s Frog Fiasco while learning lots about gold panning and gold mining town life in the 1800s. –Kari Lynn, Ranching with Kids
♥♥♥♥♥ My 6 yr old boy loved this book! Great detail in chapters and just a fun book! He wants to read the others in the series! Short chapters, engaging, and clean! – Beverly
♥♥♥♥♥ Susan K. Marlow does a wonderful job weaving life lessons into age appropriate books that captivate the kids. –Jennifer, Raising Leafs
Goldtown Adventures
♥♥♥♥♥ I have five sons. They aren’t big readers, but they can’t get enough of the books in this series! Each chapter ends in a suspenseful moment and leaves them begging for more. Very well written with exciting storylines and good morals. –Christy P.
♥♥♥♥♥ Having books safe for my kids to read is important to me. The kids have a hard time putting them down. That’s a huge plus for me. These books are full of adventure and excitement and Christian values. It is nice to see/read the main character in these books turning to God in times of trouble without making the whole book a sermon. –Vickie
♥♥♥♥♥ Love this whole series for high quality, action-packed reading for children through adults. Would highly recommend. –LHR
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