A Lucky Dog: Owney, U.S. Rail Mail Mascot cover

A Lucky Dog: Owney, U.S. Rail Mail Mascot

Author: Wales, Dirk

Reading Metrics

Grade Level Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Book Level 4.7
Points 0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction Nonfiction
Word Count 1090
Points per Word 0.000459
Page Count 32
Points per Page 0.015625

Description

This book presents the true story of Owney, a stray dog that wandered into the Albany, New York, post office one cold night in 1889 and became a mascot of the postal service, riding mail wagons, trains, and even ships to places around the world.