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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.
Lexile Measure: 910L (What's this?)
Series: Who Was...?
Paperback: 112 pages
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap (May 24, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0448433192
ISBN-13: 978-0448433196
Product Dimensions: 5.4 x 0.3 x 7.7 inches
Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #104,098 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #49 in Books > Children's Books > Biographies > Literary #851 in Books > Children's Books > Geography & Cultures > Explore the World
Age Range: 8 - 12 years
Grade Level: 3 - 7
I enjoyed this book because I found out a great deal of important information about Mark Twain in a way that was easy to read and understand. I think this book is great at getting children interested in this famous author. I enjoyed the pictures as they showed the images of that time period. I also liked that there were maps and background information about historical events during Mark Twains life.
I bought this book for my 8-year-old granddaughter because she had been reading some of Mark Twain's stories which had been edited for younger readers, and my daughter told me that she was really enjoying them. Here is her review of "Who Was Mark Twain?".Dear Grandma,I really loved the book about Mark Twain. It was kind of sad towards the end, but that kind of gave the moral to the story. In the old times, people got very sick. I liked the beginning especially, because it told about when Mark Twain was a boy. I learned about Halley's Comet. It was fun and interesting. His stories were based on his own life. So now you can see that I liked it a lot!!Thank you for giving me this book. It was great!Love,Laurel
I bought this book for my 10 year old reluctant reader. Most of the time she'll only read a few pages of chapter books. This book she didn't put down until she had read the whole thing! I will definately be buying more books in the " Who is ...?" series!
My students are in a 5th and 6th grade gifted class and all really enjoy the entire series of "Who Was?" "Who Is?" and "What Was?" books for their AR (Accelerated Reader) goals. These series are all classified as nonfiction, with book level from 4.5-6.0 and they are worth 1 point.They hadn't read his books for the most part, but found his biography interesting.
Boy, did I learn a lot about Mark Twain. I read this to a class who was studying about life on the Mississippi River. The students also had to take a AR test and they did a great job listening. I put this book into our school library. I love this whole series of book!!!
the "who was" book series is FANTASTIC for introducting 2nd-4th graders on many of the wonderful people that dot our history. information is very readable and factual with nice little drawings to give added detail. Highly recommend!
This book has excellent content about Mark Twain with an interesting twist of illustrations to keep the reader interested! The text is large and easy to read! Kids will love reading about the interesting life of Mark Twain!!
I purchased this book along with a four-novel book by Mark Twain. I want my high school freshman-to-be to learn about the author before he reads one of Twain's novels.Chris is an excellent student and received a certificate of recognition of his academic achievement. There were only 16 students amid 600 middle-school students who were awarded this type of certificate.
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