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32 pp.
| Whitman
| October, 2017
|
TradeISBN 978-0-8075-7068-5$16.99
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Joe Lillington.
Written in brisk rhyming verse with vivid imagery, this rendition of Will Cody's historic twenty-one-hour ride on the Pony Express is immersive historical fiction. Unfortunately, the strong telling isn't quite matched by the illustrations, which are often overly cartoony (especially human figures). The book includes an extensive endnote about the Pony Express and "Buffalo Bill" Cody's life and legacy.