Gold and Silver, Silver and Gold: Tales of Hidden Treasure Book

Pirates and Spanish galleons, clues to undiscovered hoards, and more—here is a collection of rich lore and legends, facts and myths, that will appeal to the treasure-seeker in everyone.

“I doubt that today’s kids will be able to resist Alvin Schwartz’s new collection of stories . . . It’s just as exciting as his earlier gatherings of tales.” —The Washington Post Book World

“An excellent work on a high-interest subject, this will be a natural for book talks.” —Starred, Booklist

An NCSS-CBC Notable Children’s Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies

Publishers Weekly

Schwartz carefully assembles facts, fiction and folklore around a fascinating subject for children: the finding of buried treasure. In the now-familiar style of Schwartz's Fat Man in a Fur Coat and Tales of Trickery , the book is documented with extensive explanatory notes and an inclusive bibliography. The text is well-paced as it touches on the various aspects of treasure: shipwrecks, pirates, abandoned mines, Indian legends, buried booty, maps, codes, secret signs, ciphers and more. He doesn't neglect fictional treasures, mentioning Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island and Edgar Allan Poe's The Gold Bug , nor does he stint on the technologies that have aided inveterate treasure huntersthe diving bell, metal detectors, submarines, scuba gear. Christiana's soft black-and-white drawings and decorations enhance the text, offering readers a treasure trove of information they'll return to again and again. Ages 10-up. (Dec.)