Minn of the Mississippi: A Newbery Honor Award Winner

by Holling Clancy Holling

Book Overview

A 1952 Newbery Honor Book The history of the Mississippi River Valley is told in text and pictures through the adventures of Minn, a snapping turtle, as she travels downstream. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0395273994
• Release Date: October 1978
• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Length: 88 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 0.2" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

Amazing book for children

I love this book because it teaches so much geography and history. The pictures are amazing.

Minn of the Mississippi

Read this book as a child, and wanted it in my own personal library. Wonderful book!

Still wonderful after all these years

I read this book in elementary school and went looking for it again last year as a gift for a niece. Be warned that there's a scene that she found really sad (Minn gets hurt) -- and it made her cry. So maybe it's not for sensitive first-graders. Still, the story is wonderful and little Minn is a great character. There's also a lot of fascinating natural detail. And stunning illustrations. It's a children's book version of a top-notch Nature documentary. "Nova" in print, if you will. Also check out Holling Clancy Holling's other books. They're all great, even looking back at them after three decades.

Every child deserves a chance to read this book.

At age 52, I can vividly remember discovering this book in my local library as a boy in 4th grade, especially the luminous color illustrations and drawings Hollings used to tell the story of the journey of a snapping turtle from the Mississippi's trickling source in Minnesota, to its fullness in the Gulf of Mexico. In following the life of "Minn," from hatchling to a veteran survivor of many predators and adventures, I learned the history and lore of the river and the animals and people who live in it and along its banks. This is a book that does not talk down to its young readers. I am buying one now to read again, and to share with any grandchildren who may come along in our family.

This is my favorite book

I discovered this book when I was in fourth grade. I thought it was the best book ever written. I especially enjoyed the juxaposition of the biology of the snapping turtle with the history and geography of the Mississippi River