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By the Great Hornspoon!

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By the Great Hornspoon!

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Anonymous CustomerReviewed in the United States on February 28, 2025

Cleverly written, fun to read, and a great way to bring the California gold rush to life. Highly recommend!

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Rachel KReviewed in the United States on January 8, 2024

Way back when I was ten or so, By the Great Horn Spoon! was the first Sid Fleischman book I ever encountered. My mom read it aloud to my brother and I, and we laughed and laughed and laughed over it. A few years ago, I read this aloud to my own kids. We also laughed a lot over it. I reread it again this week because I'm using it in a literature class for 3rd-5th grades that I'm teaching. And I laughed again. What a rollicking good adventure this is! It's a tall tale in the grand tradition of American storytelling, and I love it very much. It not only made me laugh aloud while reading it over again this week, it even made me get tears in my eyes when I hit the very last three lines. Wonderful stuff.

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Katie FerreiraReviewed in the United States on April 29, 2022

OMG! That was the greatest book I have ever read. It was so funny, especially when Jack said, “By the great horn spoon.” It is funny, but you can also learn about the Gold Rush. The main characters are Jack and Praiseworthy, but then there are more people like Aunt Arabella, Sarah, and Constance. If you are okay with spoilers then read this, if you don’t, then skip this. At the end Praiseworthy and Aunt Arabella got married! I love the book and I think you will too. If you are learning about the gold rush, then this is a great book for that. If you want to read this book, it is called “By the Great Horn Spoon.”

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Amazon CustomerReviewed in the United States on April 12, 2014

I love this book! I ordered this copy to replace a tattered old copy. This is such a fun story about a boy and his butler going on an adventure to the California Gold Rush. I read it aloud when my older kids were younger. I tried to read it to my youngest daughter but she just took the book to finish it herself. I really love the characters in this book especially Praiseworthy, the butler. He's such a perfectly drawn character and I like to see how he responds to events. As a teacher, I think this book is worthy of any book shelf. Also, it will make a great read aloud to accompany a unit on the gold rush. It does a great, but humorous job, of showing how a gold rush can affect individuals or a community. Basically, it's a fun story that my kids and I love to read.

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tsReviewed in the United States on July 15, 2023

I purchased a number of these for my third grade students for our final novel of the school year. The paperbacks arrived in good condition and swiftly. My only negative comment is on the price—paperbacks are printed on cheap paper and bound cheaply. Paying almost 10$ a copy was a bit much. I wish there was some kind of bulk price break for teachers. Anyway, the content of the story is wonderful. I’ve taught this book before and the kids always express surprise over how much they find themselves enjoying not only Fleischman’s writing (quite comical and compelling) but also learning about the gold rush days in San Francisco and the routes of ships prior to the building of the Panama Canal. On the last day of school, my students had the option of taking a copy with them for their own. More than 2/3rds chose a copy!

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David W. CunisReviewed in the United States on September 30, 2023

This book was fantastic it was suspenseful and very action filled I would definitely put this in my top five favorite books.

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SarahReviewed in the United States on November 2, 2023

My son loved getting a front row seat into life during California's gold rush. He enjoyed the characters and the story and finished it very quickly and happilly.

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Teressa NivenReviewed in the United States on June 27, 2018

Kids love listening to this book during the study of the California Gold Rush. It gives excellent opportunities to expand vocabulary and historical knowledge about things like paddle steam boats, how steam engines worked and what the journey was like for mines seeking their fortunes. I supplemented this with a game where the kids could choose one route to travel to California and they met hardships or had better fortunes along the way. The only movie I could find that goes along with it is the Disney movie The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin. It's old stuff, but the kids really enjoy it.

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Paula WiebeReviewed in Canada on June 8, 2023

Gr8 and hilarious book! Historical fiction

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magsReviewed in the United Kingdom on October 25, 2014

A terrific tale...I enjoyed it as much as my grand daughter...The scene setting in the gold fields is super...

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David HolmesReviewed in Canada on April 17, 2019

A great story, and a lot of fun to read aloud to your children.

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GauravReviewed in Canada on March 30, 2018

Fast Shipping and accurate description of product !!