It is 1897, and gold rush era Seattle is bustling with fortune seekers headed to the goldfields! When errand boy Walter chases a mischievous pup named Dusty onto a steamship bound for the Klondike, he also meets Hal, an old prospector. The trio teams up for a grand adventure from Seattle s Miners Landing to the icy shores of Alaska to the Golden Horseshoe Saloon to a frozen landscape with promises of riches underground risking life and limb for a chance at making their fortune. Every miner dreams of gold, but will Walter, Dusty, and Hal be the ones to strike it rich? The Great Gold Rush Adventure includes these fun interactive features: -A replica of the July 17, 1897, front page of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer announcing the arrival of the SS Portland with two tons of gold on board. -A removable Miners Landing Outfitters flier with an actual list of the supplies Seattle merchants sold to gold rush prospectors. -An artist rendition of a cross section of the Portland, the famous ship that helped spark the gold rush. -A booklet describing the miners most important tools for striking it rich. -A telegram, a card shark's marked playing card, and more! Winner of the Silver Moonbeam Children's Book Award!