Snowshoe Thompson (I Can Read Book Series: Level 3)

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)

Author Biography: Nancy Smiler Levinson is the author of Clara and the Bookwagon, an I Can Read Book illustrated by Carolyn Croll. She lives in Beverly Hills, CA.

Joan Sandin has illustrated many books for children, including From Anna, by Jean Little. She is also the author-illustrator of two I Can Read books, The Long Way to a New Land and The Long Way Westward. She lives in Tucson, AZ.