Mark T-W-A-I-N!: A Story about Samuel Clemens

by David R. Collins

Book Overview

Samuel Clemens grew up in a child's paradise--Hannibal, Missouri. There, mischief added humor to everyday events as Sam encountered the folks who would one day reappear as Huck Finn, Aunt Polly, and Becky Thatcher in his books, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. At eighteen, Sam left Hannibal to seek his fortune. He became a newspaperman and story writer. Then, always a restless spirit, he tried his hand as a steamboat...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 087614640X
• ISBN13: 9780876146408
• Release Date: August 1993
• Publisher: Lerner Classroom
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.9" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 9 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 9

Customer Reviews

A backpack full of information about the great humorist!

Mark T-w-a-i-n was an interesting person with an exciting life! I was a little disappointed with the sad ending though. This book had BIG letters and would be easy for a fourth grader to read, but not too easy. Mark T-w-a-i-n would be good for a biography book report.