"A Panda book." Summary: In 1897, Dawson City on the banks of the Yukon River was the scene of the greatest gold rush the world has ever known. Thousands of men from all parts of the world travelled across rugged trails and mountains to reach this land. Two adventurous children go to the Klondike, too. With their mother dead and their father missing, Henry and Sarah Thorpe stow away aboard a ship and search for their father. 4.40