The Pony Express (True Books: Westward Expansion) [Paperback]

Elaine Landau (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 2006 | Age Level: 7 and up | Grade Level: 2 and up | Series: True Books: Westward Expansion

Ideal for today's young investigative reader, each A True Book includes lively sidebars, a glossary and index, plus a comprehensive "To Find Out More" section listing books, organizations, and Internet sites. A staple of library collections since the 1950s, the new A True Book series is the definitive nonfiction series for elementary school readers.

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

Gr. 2-4. The short-lived but highly reliable Pony Express comes alive in this very readable volume in the Westward Expansion subseries of the long-running True Book series. The large-print text tells the history. Determined to carry mail from St. Joseph, Missouri, to San Francisco in just 10 days, the company hired slender young riders willing to risk the dangers as they rushed to meet the tight deadlines. Although the Pony Express only lost one saddlebag of mail, it was a financial disaster and ended 18 months after it began, when the cross-country telegraph became available. Clear captions explain the numerous illustrations, which include an excellent map, pictures of riders, and a Pony Express mochila, or saddlebag. Unfortunately, many of the drawings are of poor quality, and the choice of cover illustration is puzzling, as it shows telegraph poles being erected, with a rider off to the side. A reading list, a glossary, and Web sites are appended. Karen Hutt
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About the Author

Elaine Landau is the author of several nonfiction books for children.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 7 and up
  
• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: Children's Press(CT) (September 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 051627905X
• ISBN-13: 978-0516279053
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 7 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,301,189 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I'm a children's book author and writing coach who loves both children and books. I've never been much of a fiction fan, I've spent my time both reading and writing nonfiction. I live in tropical Miami with my husband and son who are nonfiction lovers as well.