Books by Horseback
A Librarian's Brave Journey to Deliver Books to Children
New York, NY : Little Bee Books, [2021]
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm
A young librarian rides a pack horse through the mountains to deliver books to children in Appalachia during the Great Depression. Includes historical note on the packhorse library project.
Subjects:
Packhorse librarians -- Juvenile fiction.
Librarians -- Juvenile fiction.
Traveling libraries -- Juvenile fiction.
Libraries -- Juvenile fiction.
Books and reading -- Juvenile fiction.
Picture books -- Juvenile fiction.
Appalachian Region -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction.
Packhorse librarians -- Juvenile fiction.
Librarians -- Juvenile fiction.
Traveling libraries -- Juvenile fiction.
Libraries -- Juvenile fiction.
Books and reading -- Juvenile fiction.
Picture books -- Juvenile fiction.
Appalachian Region -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction.
Target Audience: Ages 4-8.
ISBN:
9781499811735
Includes bibliographical references.