Mark Twain and the River
Kids, Natural World, Earth Sciences, Water, Technology, How Things Work/Are Made, People and Places, Biography, Non-Fiction, Literary
| Author: | Sterling North | ISBN: | 9781101022320 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Young Readers Group | Publication: | March 19, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Puffin Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Sterling North |
| ISBN: | 9781101022320 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Young Readers Group |
| Publication: | March 19, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Puffin Books |
| Language: | English |
Tom Sawyer is among the best-known, most-loved characters in American fiction. As everyone remembers, he and Huck Finn camped on an island, got lost in a cave, and visited an old graveyard at midnight. These adventures were based upon the author's real boyhood experiences along the Mississippi River. Trace Mark Twain's life from 1835, when his birth was heralded by Halley's Comet, to 1910, when the comet returned upon his death, in this fascinating biography by Newbery Honor author Sterling North.
Tom Sawyer is among the best-known, most-loved characters in American fiction. As everyone remembers, he and Huck Finn camped on an island, got lost in a cave, and visited an old graveyard at midnight. These adventures were based upon the author's real boyhood experiences along the Mississippi River. Trace Mark Twain's life from 1835, when his birth was heralded by Halley's Comet, to 1910, when the comet returned upon his death, in this fascinating biography by Newbery Honor author Sterling North.
