Abstract |
In 1684, wearing his father's faded cap, eleven-year-old Pierre Talon joins explorer Rene-Robert Cavelier on an ill-fated expedition to seek the Mississippi River, but after the expedition falls apart Pierre, deathly ill, is taken in by Hasinai Indians. Includes historical facts. |
Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
Interest age level |
10 up. |
Study program note |
Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning |
Awards note | A Junior Library Guild selection |
Genre/form | Young adult fiction. |
LCCN | 2009025551 |
ISBN | 9780823421527 (hardcover) |
ISBN | 082342152X (hardcover) |
Stock number | Junior Library Guild http://www.juniorlibraryguild.com |