The Rough-Riding Adventure of Bronco Charlie, Pony Express Rider

by Marlene Targ Brill

Book Overview

On a ranch in California . . . a boy dreams of becoming a pony express rider. California, early 1860s. 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761361952
• ISBN13: 9780761361954
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: Graphic Universe (Tm)
• Length: 31 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.6" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 8 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 6