In addition to her illustration work, she does character design in animation. Review Quotes From the moment Mary rides into town, readers will be hooked.A wild ride through an impressive bit of history.-Kirkus Reviews This picture-book biography reimagines Marys successful tryout against younger white cowboys to be the first African American female stagecoach driver in the country.-Booklist 2021-2022 Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award Master List About the Author Tami Charles is a former teacher who now writes picture books, middle grade and young adult novels, and nonfiction for kids.

Fields helped pave the way for other women and people of color to be stagecoach drivers and postal workers. She won the dangerous and challenging job, and for many years traveled the badlands with her pet eagle, protecting the mail from outlaws and wild animals, never losing a single horse or package.

A former slave, Fields became the first African American woman stagecoach driver in 1895, when, in her 60s, she beat out all the cowboys applying for the job by being the fastest to hitch a team of six horses. A little-known but fascinating and larger-than-life character, Mary Fields is one of the unsung, trailblazing African American women who helped settle the American West. Book Synopsis 2021-2022 Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award Master List Black history meets the American West in this inspiring story of a woman who became a legend. A former slave, Fields became the first African-American woman stagecoach driver in 1895. Fields helped pave the way for other women and people of color to become stagecoach drivers and postal workers.About the Book A little-known but fascinating and larger-than-life character, Mary Fields is one of the unsung, trailblazing African-American women who helped settle the American West. Its nice to see a variation on the traditional ballet take, one that resolves into a gentle comedy of fearless girlhood and friendship., Radiating warmth and care, readers will adore. She won the dangerous and challenging job, and for many years traveled the badlands with her pet eagle, protecting the mail from outlaws and wild animals, never losing a single horse or package. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Zuri Ray Tries Ballet - hardcover, Tami Charles, 0062914898 at the best online prices at eBay. 2021-2022 Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award Master ListBlack history meets the American West in this inspiring story of a woman who became a legend.A little-known but fascinating and larger-than-life character, Mary Fields is one of the unsung, trailblazing African American women who helped settle the American West.

Fearless Mary by Tami Charles