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Whatever Happened to the Pony Express?
By Kay, Verla & Root, Barry & Root, Kimberly Bulcken
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-39924-483-4
- Publisher
- Putnam Juvenile
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on June 1, 2010
K-Gr 3 Through a series of letters between a brother and sister, Kay examines changes in mail delivery during the time period 1851-1870. Transport methods include wagon, stagecoach, boat, camel, horseback (Pony Express), telegraph, and train. The rhymed text flows well. "Orphans wanted, /Riders, rough./Risk of death daily, /Must be tough./Ponies purchased, /Mailbags, thin./Special saddles./Spursdig in!'" While the brief phrases provide the larger historical context, the illustrations, rendered in pencil, ink, gouache, a...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2010
"Dashing riders, / Brightly dressed. / Racing swiftly, / East and west." Kay's simple rhyming verse describes the history of mail delive...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
