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Owney, the mail-pouch pooch / Mona Kerby ; pictures by Lynne Barasch.

Author: Kerby, Mona.

Edition Statement:1st ed.

Imprint:New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 2008.

Description1 v.(unpaged) : col. ill., map ; 30 cm.

Note:"Frances Foster Books."

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references.

Note:In 1888, Owney, a stray terrier puppy, finds a home in the Albany, New York, post office and becomes its official mascot as he rides the mail train through the Adirondacks and beyond, criss-crossing the United States, into Canada and Mexico, and eventually traveling around the world by mail boat in 132 days.



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Author:
Kerby, Mona.
Subject:
Owney (Dog) -- Juvenile fiction.
Terriers -- Juvenile fiction.
Dogs -- Juvenile fiction.
Mascots -- Juvenile fiction.
Postal service -- Juvenile fiction.
Voyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction.
Index Term - Genre/Form
Picture books.
Contributor
Barasch, Lynne, ill.