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The Horseback Librarians

In this picture book, a young woman named Anna Mary is representative of the real-life horseback librarians who helped keep the love of books alive in Appalachia during the Great Depression.

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The Pack Horse Library Project was a Works Progress Administration (WPA) program that delivered books to remote regions in the Appalachian Mountains between 1935 and 1943.

In this picture book, a young woman named Anna Mary is representative of the real-life horseback librarians who helped keep the love of books alive in Appalachia during the Great Depression.

The Pack Horse Librarians were real. They will be featured in the upcoming Horsestory Volume III.

The Horseback Librarians by Jane Yolen
Hardcover: ‎32 pages
ISBN:‎ 978-0807562918
Recommended ages: ‎ 4 - 8 years
Dimensions: ‎ 9.5 x 0.5 x 8.8 inches

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