Mailing May Author:Michael O. Tunnell Nowadays it's no big deal or a girl to travel seventy-five miles. But when Charlotte May Pierstorff wanted to cross seventy-five miles of Idaho mountains to see her grandma in 1914, it was a very big deal indeed. There was no highway except the railroad, and a train ticket would have cost her parents a full day's pay. Here is the true story of h... more »ow May got to visit her grandma, thanks to her won spunk, her father's ingenuity, and the U.S. mail.00-01 CA Young Reader Medal Masterlist and 01 Colorado Children's Book Award (Pic. Bk Cat.)« less
This is a wonderful story with illustrations that add to the story. I love that it's based on a true event and that some of the actual facts are included at the end of the book.