Mark Twain: Young Writer

by Miriam E. Mason and Marion E. Mason

Book Overview

Samuel Langhorne Clemens is perhaps best known by his pen name Mark Twain. He was a writer of such classic American novels as The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Twain grew up in Hannibal, Missouri, served as an apprentice printer, and wrote newspaper articles. Later he was a riverboat pilot on the Mississippi River before heading west to work as a miner. Eventually he settled on writing as a career.

Mark Twain was born shortly after a visit by Halley's Comet, and he predicted that he would "go out with it", too. He died the day following the comet's return.

Now readers can explore how his childhood influenced his life.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0689714807
• ISBN13: 9780689714801
• Release Date: April 1991
• Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.1" x 7.7"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

Good book about Mark Twain

This book was exhilarating, however, it wasn't really a cliff-hanger. It captured my interest in Samuel Clemens--Mark Twain. I had no clue that there was a town called Florida, Missouri (I'm from the state of Florida).This is a good book for a book report for school (5th grade).