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Snowshoe Thompson
by Nancy Smiler Levinson
ISBN: 0064442063
ISBN-13: 9780064442060
Format: Paperback
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Summary
A fictionalized account of how skiing came to the United States. Young Danny is disappointed when he learns that heavy snow means that the letter he has written to his father, who is away mining for gold, will not reach his dad until spring. Determined to get the letter delivered, postman and Norwegian immigrant John Thompson creates a pair of skies so that he can cross the snow-covered mountains. Color illustrations accompany the text of this beginning reader book.
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Trophy Pr
Published date: 1996
Size: 5.5 x 8.5 inches
Weight: 0.2 pounds
Ages: 1 to 2
Synopses
Having reluctantly left her Kansas home and friends when her family moves to New York State, ten-year-old Aggie becomes increasingly fascinated by her family's new hexagonal house and the mystery which seems to surround it.
Publisher's Notes
One winter John Thompson skis across the Sierra Nevada Mountains and creates a path upon which mail and people may travel, thus earning his nickname "Snowshoe Thompson"
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Snowshoe Thompson (I Can Read Book 3)
Nancy Smiler Levinson
HarperTrophy. Used - Very Good. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped daily. Over one million satisfied book lovers read with Experienced Books. 1996. Paperback. Reprint. Very Good condition, showing little signs of wear. ********* SELLER'S COMMENT: BINDING IS SOFTCOVER. ( more information)
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Snowshoe Thompson
Levinson, Nancy Smiler
Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Harpercollins Childrens Books, 1996. TRADE PAPERBACK 8vo | GOOD Wraps: scuffing, soiling, creasing, short tear(s) and edge wear. Binding: tear(s) and slightly frayed ends. Text: creasing and almost bright pages. {Keywords} FRONTIER PIONEER LIFE JUVENILE LITERATURE. ISBN: 0064442063. Trade Paperback. Good. 8vo. FRONTIER PIONEER LIFE JUVENILE LITERATURE. ( more information)
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Snowshoe Thompson (I Can Read Book 3)
Levinson, Nancy Smiler
HarperTrophy. PAPERBACK. 0064442063 Excellent condition Soft cover book, clean pages, No creases to spine, this book is Near NEW! Shop & Save with us at kjcactusbooks! . Fine. ( more information)
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Snowshoe Thompson (Qty: 41)
Levinson, Nancy Smiler
HarperTrophy, 31-Jan-1996. Paperback. NEW. Brand new item. Over 4 million customers served. Order now. Selling online since 1995. Few left in stock - order soon. Code: U20081107183728G ( more information)
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Nancy Smiler Levinson; Illustrator-Joan Sandin
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