Bibliograph

The rough-riding adventure of Bronco Charlie, Pony Express rider

Type

Label

The rough-riding adventure of Bronco Charlie, Pony Express rider

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Intended audience

GN 370, Lexile

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The rough-riding adventure of Bronco Charlie, Pony Express rider

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Series statement

History's kid heroes

resource.studyProgramName

Accelerated Reader AR, MG, 2.7, 0.5, 139000.

Summary

On a ranch in California . . . a boy dreams of becoming a pony express rider. California, early 1860's. Julius loves horses so much that he leaves his job as a sailor to work on a ranch. He is so good at taming horses that the other men at the ranch call him Bronco Charlie. He wants to become a pony express rider, but everyone tells him he's too young. When a pony express horse gallops into town without its rider, Charlie volunteers to take his place. Can Charlie deliver the mail and prove his worth as a rider?

Target audience

juvenile

Classification