Set sail for adventure and strike gold with our By the Great Horn Spoon! Read-Aloud Poster!

Designed to enrich your family’s reading experience, this interactive poster brings Sid Fleischman’s exciting Gold Rush adventure to life through activities that deepen comprehension, build vocabulary, and make history unforgettable.

Follow Jack and Praiseworthy’s thrilling journey from Boston around Cape Horn to California with activities that include:

• Map of North and South America to trace Jack and Praiseworthy’s epic sea voyage
• California map to trace their adventures as gold miners
• Cutaway ship diagram with stickers to label ship parts and reinforce nautical terminology
• Character portraits of Jack and Praiseworthy (plus before-and-after flaps to show their physical transformations)
• Specialized vocabulary sections for recording seafaring terms and gold mining tools

And as always, we've included fan favorites: a chapter tracker, discussion starters, and a reader & ratings section. 

We like this poster best for ages 9+, but you know your family best.