Ghost Town Comes Alive in Children's Book

Aug. 17, 2010 - PRLog -- The Butte Mine is where young Andy learns how to crush and pan for gold during the summer of 1962 in his desire to earn enough to purchase a prized magazine  from the General Store in Randsburg, CA. Full of details about mine explosions of the past and descriptions of Ransburg today, this adventure tale is informative and historically acurate, sharing tidbits of the 60's in the old ghost town as young Andy Cherry searches to abate his boredom.

Based on the life of William Andrew Cherry who visited Randsburg, Ca every summer weekend with his mother. Andy lost his father at the age of ten and his mother, then a teacher on a military base, made ends meet by painting and selling knick knacks at a small shop near the General Store in Randsburg, CA. Author Georgette Baker, documented the events of that summer of 1962, bringing the young Cherry to life and recreating a lost moment in time.

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Children's bilingual adventure travel books and CD's of traditional songs and fingerplays from Spanish speaking countries.