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Boyds Mills Press publishes a wide range of high-quality fiction and nonfiction picture books, chapter books, novels, and nonfiction
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《儿童读物杂志》(Horn Book)书评
Legend has it that 750 tons of gold, amassed as ransom to free the Inca Sun King from the Spanish, lie hidden in the fog-shrouded mountains of Ecuador. Lourie covers the history involved before describing his own unsuccessful treasure-hunting trip. A historical text indicating the gold's location is included along with color photos and maps. Glos., ind. From HORN BOOK Spring 2000, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus评论
Once again, Lourie (Rio Grande, p. 224, etc.) will fire readers' imaginations with his search for lost Inca gold, on a trek through the high mountains of Ecuador. As in his other adventures, Lourie skillfully links history with his real-life quest; so powerful is his narrative style that readers will fully expect him, toting a 16th-sixteenth century treasure map, to uncover the 750 tons of Inca gold, ransom for the Inca king hidden somewhere on the volcano ``Beautiful Mountain.'' Despite a great effort, Lourie does not find the treasure, but few reading this account will doubt it exists. He concludes: ``I picture myself traipsing though the beard of the world to the treasure mountains, to that mysterious land of the Inca where the great treasure of the Sun King lies buried still.'' He thoughtfully includes the treasure map he followed so that would-be adventurers can attempt their own hunt. Full-color photographs of Inca gold, period illustrations, and contemporary photographs of Lourie and his companions enhance the title throughout. (glossary, index) (Picture book/nonfiction. 8-12)
《书目》(Booklist)书评
Gr. 4^-7. Armchair adventurers with a taste for gold will be quickly drawn into a modern-day search for hidden treasure. Double-crossed by Pizarro after he murdered their king, the Incas hid an estimated 750 tons of gold high in the Llanganati mountains of Ecuador. Armed with the deathbed testimony of a sixteenth-century Spaniard who claims to have seen the gold, Lourie and three guides set off to find it. The description of the difficult terrain, complete with photos, is evocative. Dense jungle opens onto a boggy desert, the air is desperately thin, and there's disorienting fog, which one man calls "liquid sunshine." Lourie never finds any gold, but he considers himself just as rich for the experience: "I knew I was in the presence of the ancient Incas. Indeed, I had been given a gift greater than gold." Readers may not agree; they'd probably rather see the loot. Still, Lourie's tale is guaranteed to generate interest in the still-unsolved mystery, and it offers teachers the chance to connect an ancient culture to our own. --Randy Meyer
《图书馆杂志》(Library Journal )书评
Gr 5-8-Lourie has taken his readers along on his water journeys up the Amazon, down the Hudson, along the Yukon and the Rio Grande, and through the Erie Canal and that "river of grass," the Everglades. Here, in a decided change, he relates how years ago he was infected with a serious case of gold fever. Lured by legends surrounding a portion of Atahualpa's ransom spirited away from the gold-greedy Spaniards, Lourie, in company with a local crew, entered the remote, rugged Llanganati Mountains of Peru-a craggy wilderness covered with thick cloud forest, quaking bogs, and treacherous fogs, where altitude sickness sapped his energy. Needless to say, the rumored 750 tons of worked gold still lies (if it truly exists) concealed in the Llanganatis. A revisit to the locale years later prompted this fascinating book, an Indiana Jones-mix of history, lost treasure, and visions of wealth. The readable text is accompanied by color photos on almost every page. Team this with Tim Wood's pictorial The Incas (Viking, 1996) and Johan Reinhard's remarkable Discovering the Inca Ice Maiden (National Geographic, 1998) for a marvelous look at a vanished civilization.-Patricia Manning, formerly at Eastchester Public Library, NY (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.