| Who Was Mark Twain? Contributor(s): Prince, April Jones (Author), Who Hq (Author), O'Brien, John (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0448433192 ISBN-13: 9780448433196 Publisher: Penguin Workshop OUR PRICE: $6.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2004 Annotation: A humorist, narrator, and social observer, Mark Twain is unsurpassed in American literature. Best known as the author of "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," Mark Twain, not unlike his protagonist, Huck, has a restless spirit. He found adventure prospecting for silver in Nevada, navigating steamboats down the Mississippi, and making people laugh around the world. But Twain also had a serious streak and decried racism and injustice. His fascinating life is captured candidly in this enjoyable biography. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Literary - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - General |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2003021265 |
| Lexile Measure: 910 |
| Series: Who Was...? |
| Physical Information: 0.31" H x 5.31" W x 7.13" (0.26 lbs) 105 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 78946 Reading Level: 6.1 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A humorist, narrator, and social observer, Mark Twain is unsurpassed in American literature. Best known as the author of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain, not unlike his protagonist, Huck, has a restless spirit. He found adventure prospecting for silver in Nevada, navigating steamboats down the Mississippi, and making people laugh around the world. But Twain also had a serious streak and decried racism and injustice. His fascinating life is captured candidly in this enjoyable biography. |