How to Find Lost Treasure: In All Fifty States and Canada, Too! [Paperback]

Joan Holub (Author)

Book Description

Have you ever hidden something, and then forgotten where it was? Imagine if you buried a treasure, but couldn't find it when you went back to look. This has really happened!

Here is information about real treasure lost in all fifty states, and even some in Canada! Read and be amazed. You know what? This book could make you the richest person in the world.

AMAZING TRUE STORIES:

• Coins and bits of treasure wash up on Florida beaches more often than anywhere else in the United States.
• The Great Lakes are freshwater and are extremely cold. These water conditions help preserve sunken treasures better than warm saltwater oceans do.
• In the United States alone there is $300 billion' worth of lost treasure waiting to be found!

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 4-6-A trove of stories of lost or buried treasure, one for each state and four from Canada. Each selection includes a brief description of the loot (from Inca gold and buried mines to pirate booty and outlaw spoils) and its history as well as simple maps that indicate its general location. Helpful hints for treasure seekers stress the need to search for treasure legally and with permission. The book is packed full of the kinds of quirky details that middle graders love. The light and casual writing style is well suited to the topic and appealing to its audience, who will be more likely to browse the book than read it straight through.
Donna L. Scanlon, Lancaster Area Library, PA
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About the Author

Joan Holub is the award-winning author of more than eighty

books for children. She lives in North Carolina.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Aladdin (June 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0689826435
• ISBN-13: 978-0689826436
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,693,843 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #40 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > History & Historical Fiction > Canada

More About the Author

Author of 130+ books including 12 in the GODDESS GIRLS series: Athena the Brain, Persephone the Phony, Aphrodite the Beauty, Artemis the Brave, Athena the Wise, Aphrodite the Diva, Artemis the Loyal, Medusa the Mean, The Girl Games (Super Special) for ages 8-12 co-written with Suzanne Williams. OTHER POPULAR TITLES: Groundhog Weather School; Vincent van Gogh Sunflowers and Swirly Stars; The Gingerbread Kid Goes to School; Wagons Ho! (co-written with G. Hallowell); Who Was Babe Ruth?; Zero the Hero (picture book illus by Tom Lichtenheld, Henry Holt/Macmillan). COMING IN 2012: Ballet Stars (Random House).

I'm at http://www.joanholub.com and http://joanholub.blogspot.com

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My grandkids love this book, June 12, 2000

By 

Hazel (San Jose, California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Find Lost Treasure: In All Fifty States and Canada, Too! (Paperback)

I was glad to find this book because I haven't seen anything else like it. It's the kind of book that gets kids to read--even those who don't really like reading. I'm a retired school librarian and am giving this as a gift to my granddaughter along with an inexpensive metal detector. One of my grandsons had a treasure hunt birthday party and gave this book to each of the kids that came as a party favor, along with gold-wrapped chocolate coins, and a treasure map he drew and photocopied. It was a lot of fun!