Stagecoach Sal giá ưu đãi

Grade 1–3—Spunky Sal loves to ride shotgun on her father’s stagecoach. Perched there, she loves to sing to her dad, the horses, and the passengers. When an unfortunate encounter with a hornet’s nest sidelines him, Sal finally gets her chance to “hold the ribbons.” But her first solo trip entails a mail delivery with no passengers, and Ma and Pa are worried that she might encounter that no-good bandit “Poetic Pete,” whose robberies are famous for their polite and rhyming verse. Sure enough, when Sal encounters the fancy-suited outlaw she must use her talents to outsmart the smooth-tongued desperado before he has a chance to steal her cargo. This high-spirited tale of a young heroine begs for an energetic read-aloud punctuated with song (and a well-placed pioneer accent). Sal is an engaging, adventuresome character sure to delight readers with her gutsiness and determination. The text is written in an exaggerated caricature style interspersed with period songs. Ellis’s ink drawings washed in sepia-toned watercolor convey a daguerreotype feel, and the depiction of pigtailed Sal is delightful. A refreshing addition to a unit on Western migration, Wells Fargo, or heroic females in history.