Buffalo Bill and the Pony Express (I Can Read Level 3) (U)

in 1957, Harper Published Its First I Can Read Title, Little Bear, Written By Else Holmelund Minarik And Illustrated By Maurice Sendak. Large Type, Simple Vocabulary, Chapter-like Divisions, And Decorative Pictures Made Little Bear Perfect For Emerging Readers They Could Read The Story Comfortably And Not Feel Overwhelmed By The Text. Following Suit Came Such Classics As Peggy Parish's Amelia Bedelia Series, Lillian Hoban's Books About Arthur The Monkey, And Syd Hoff's Popular Danny And The Dinosaur. Many Books In This Series Are Special In The Depth Of Emotion Evoked - Little Bear, The Frog And Toad Books By Arnold Lobel, And Daniel S Duck By Clyde Bulla, To Name A Few - And All Are Enjoyed By Children Of All Ages. Grade 2 - Grade 4.children's Literaturefast Paced Adventure Told In A Style That Will Keep Kids Turning The Pages. Bill Cody Served As A Pony Express Rider At The Tender Age Of Fifteen, But He Was Brave And Clever, Outwitting Indians, Wolves And Outlaws. They Are Bright And Bold And Enhance The Story. Unfortunately, There Is An Apparent Error In The Episode Titled The Chase Which Has Cody Traveling Seventy-five Additional Miles When A Sick Rider Can't Take Up The Mail, But Ending Up In The Same Place He Started. 1996 (orig.