Maroo of the Winter Caves A Winter and Holiday Book for Kids

Name: Maroo of the Winter Caves A Winter and Holiday Book for Kids
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ISBN: 9780618442997

ISBN-10: 0618442995

ISBN-13: 9780618442997

Edition: 20th 2004

Authors: Ann Turnbull, James Cross Giblin

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This enduring survival story set at the end of the last Ice Age is now celebrating its 20th year in print.When Maroo and her family become trapped on the Great Plain in blizzard conditions and with little food, they have only one chance of survival: for Maroo and her younger brother, Otak, to reach the winter camp and get help. The fastest trail to the camp is over the White Mountain, where there are treacherous glaciers, steep climbs, and mountain spirits. With the rest of their family depending on them, Maroo and Otak set out alone. But when Otak goes missing, Maroo is forced to make the most difficult of all decisions: to stay and search for her brother or to continue on to the camp in…

Book details

List price: $9.99
Edition: 20th
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 5/24/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 144
Size: 5.12" wide x 7.62" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.330

James Cross Giblin is the author of more than 20 critically acclaimed books for young people. One of his recent books for Clarion, The Life and Death of Adolf Hitler, received the Robert F. Sibert Award for Informational Books. Mr. Giblin lives in New York City.



Preface


Author's Note



The Thaw



The Spring Killing



On the Great Plain



Wild Dog



A New Friend



The Sea



The Ibex Hunt



The Silent Drum



No Smoke



Old Mother's Decision



The White Mountain



The Glacier



Blizzard



Across the Pass



The Mountain Spirit



At the Crossing Place