Snowshoe Thompson (Rise and Shine) (I Can Read Level 3)
by By Levinson, Nancy Smiler and Sandin, Joan (ILT)
Category: Juvenile Nonfiction , Biography & Autobiography , General

Danny wishes his dad would come home from Nevada for Christmas and writes him a letter to tell him so.  When snow cuts off the mail until spring, only postman John Thompson can get through the Sierra Nevada Mountains to deliver his letter.  "Based on a true story, this is lively historical fiction with a nice sense of character and adventure, [and] the illustrations are packed with feeling and action." —BL.   Notable 1992 Children's Trade Books in Social Studies (NCSS/CBC)