Spradlin, Michael P.

Off like the wind! : the first ride of the pony express / Michael P. Spradlin ; paintings by Layne Johnson. - New York : Walker & Co., 2010. - [34] p. : col. ill., col. map ; 26 x 29 cm.

Map on endpapers.

Includes bibliographical references.

School Library Journal, February 2010 Booklist, January 2010 Library Media Connection, January 2010

An illustrated history of the Pony Express, the riders carried the mail from Missouri to California, and the dangers they encountered.

4.4 Follett Library Resources K-3 Follett Library Resources

9780802796523 (trade) 9780802796530 (lib. bdg.) 0802796524 0802796532

2009010827


Pony express--History--Juvenile literature.
Postal service--History--United States--Juvenile literature.
Pony express--History.
Postal service--History.
Pony express--History.
Postal service--History.--United States


West (U.S.)--History--1860-1890--Juvenile literature.
West (U.S.)--History--1860-1890.
West (U.S.)--History.


Picture books for children.

HE6375.P65 / S77 2010

383/.143/0978 [E]