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Whatever Happened to the Pony Express?

English · Hardback

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Informationen zum Autor 73582622 Klappentext When the Pony Express came along! it cut the time it took to send a letter across the country in half. But only a year and a half later! with the arrival of transcontinental telegraph lines! it was put right out of business. Along with a family's story told through cross country letters! Verla Kay uses her trademark short! rhythmic verse to pack in loads of information about how the Pony Express came to be and why it didn't last. And Barry and Kim Root's gorgeous illustrations help bring this fascinating! fleeting bit of history to new life. Zusammenfassung When the Pony Express came along! it cut the time it took to send a letter across the country in half. But only a year and a half later! with the arrival of transcontinental telegraph lines! it was put right out of business. Along with a family's story told through cross country letters! Verla Kay uses her trademark short! rhythmic verse to pack in loads of information about how the Pony Express came to be and why it didn't last. And Barry and Kim Root's gorgeous illustrations help bring this fascinating! fleeting bit of history to new life.

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Authors Verla Kay, Verla/ Root Kay, Barry Root, Kimberly Bulcken Root
Assisted by Barry Root (Illustration), Kimberly Bulcken Root (Illustration)
Publisher Penguin Young Readers US
 
Languages English
Age Recommendation ages 5 to 8
Product format Hardback
Released 13.05.2010
 
EAN 9780399244834
ISBN 978-0-399-24483-4
No. of pages 32
Dimensions 257 mm x 210 mm x 10 mm
Subject Children's and young people's books

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