| Mule Train Mail Contributor(s): Brown, Craig (Author), Brown, Craig (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1580891888 ISBN-13: 9781580891882 Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing OUR PRICE: $7.16 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2009 Annotation: Mule Train Mail introduces readers to Anthony Paya, wearing a cowboy hat, chaps, and spurs, who leads a train of ten mules on a daily 3-hour trek down into the Grand Canyon to bring mail to the townspeople of Supai. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - United States - Juvenile Nonfiction | Careers - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - State & Local |
| Dewey: 383.143 |
| LCCN: 2008007252 |
| Physical Information: 0.16" H x 8.96" W x 8.98" (0.43 lbs) 36 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 130131 Reading Level: 2.9 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: When cars were invented, the US Postal Service said goodbye to animal-powered deliveries forever--or did it? There's one town in the States that still receives their mail by mule Meet Anthony Paya, who leads a train of mules on a daily three-hour trek down into the Grand Canyon to bring mail to the townspeople of Supai. Full of authentic Western details about Paya's one-of-a-kind job and magnificent workplace, this beautifully illustrated journey will fill readers with wonder and respect for this unique American landscape. Back matter includes further information about the hazards of working this mail route and author-illustrator Craig Brown's journey with the mule train to Supai. |