- true story about how mail is delivered to a village at the bottom of the Grand Canyon
- Very informative while remaining quite interesting
- beautiful “southwestern-style” illustrations (a few page spreads rotate so the true “narrow” pathway is felt more acutely)
- some possible new vocabulary for your child: plateau, switchback, lariat, etc.
Type: narrative non-fiction picture book
Ages: 4-8
Author: Craig Brown
When you live in a big city area, it can be easy to forget that there are still places you can’t drive to! Even today, the only way to access this village is by foot, horse, mule or helicopter.
The author tells a little more of how he researched the book in the “Author’s Note” in back.
If you’re a fellow Arizonan or studying the Southwest, this is definitely a great addition to your shelves!