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Kay, Verla

Whatever Happened to the Pony Express?

32 pp. | Putnam | May, 2010 | Trade ISBN 978-0-399-24483-4 $16.99
(3) K-3 Illustrated by Kimberly Bulcken Root & Barry Root. "Dashing riders, / Brightly dressed. / Racing swiftly, / East and west." Kay's simple rhyming verse describes the history of mail delivery, highlighting the role of the short-lived Pony Express. Invented letters between siblings add a human perspective and a sense of time and place, while the Roots' watercolor and gouache illustrations bring the Western setting to life. An author's note is appended. Timeline.
Reviewer: Tamara DePasquale

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