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

From the Series History's Kid Heroes

  • Interest Level: Grade 3 - Grade 5
  • Reading Level: Grade 3

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. Can Charlie deliver the mail and prove his worth as a rider?

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978-0-7613-6553-2
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Interest Level Grade 3 - Grade 5
Reading Level Grade 3
Genre Graphic Novels, Social Studies
Copyright 2011
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Imprint Graphic Universe ™
Language English
Number of Pages 32
Publication Date 2010-08-01
Reading Counts! Level 3.2
Text Type Informational Fiction
BISACS JUV030060, JUV016140
Dewey 383'.1430973
Graphics Full-color illustrations
Dimensions 6 x 8.5
Lexile 510
Guided Reading Level N
ATOS Reading Level 2.7
Accelerated Reader® Quiz 139000
Accelerated Reader® Points 0.5
Features Bibliography/further reading, Original artwork, Teaching Guides, and eSource