Gold & Silver, Silver & Gold: Tales of Hidden Treasure

by Alvin Schwartz, David Christiana (Illustrator)

Presents legends, true stories, and tall tales about the hunting, finding, and losing of treasure, including pirate treasure and treasure not yet uncovered.

128 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1988

About the author

Alvin^Schwartz
Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.

Alvin Schwartz was the author of more than fifty books dedicated to and dealing with topics such as folklore and word play, many of which were intended for young readers. He is often confused with another Alvin_Schwartz, who wrote Superman and Batman daily comics strips and a novel titled The Blowtop.

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Reviews

[Caleb · Rating 4 out of 5]

i liked it

[Mila · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some stories were great while others were alright. Not a bad book overall! 3.5/5 stars.

[Marsha · Rating 4 out of 5]

As the title states, this book is full of tales of hidden treasure: some are true, and some are legends. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it for several reasons. First, the stories are short and concise--you could read one while waiting on hold for five minutes. Second, they were very interesting and diverse. Third, Schwartz gave out tidbits of information and fun facts that I thought were great, such as an unsolved cipher that could lead to millions of dollars of treasure that is still hidden (people have been trying to solve it for hundreds of years). A fun book to read.