Las Animas - Bent County Library District

Stepping into the World of Mark Twain offers an exciting nonfiction reader that builds critical reading skills while students are immersed in engaging subject area content. This text is purposefully leveled to increase comprehension with different learner types. Stepping into the World of Mark Twain features complex and rigorous content appropriate for middle school students.

A biography of the American humorist and writer whose writing greatly reflected the events of his life particularly his boyhood in Hannibal, Missouri.

Funny and totally true childhood biographies and full-color illustrations tell the tales from the challenging yet defining growing-up years of J. K. Rowling, Beverly Cleary, J. R. R. Tolkien, and 12 other great writers.

An interesting and photographic exploration of the life of a famous American author.

Collection of essays discussing whether Mark Twain's book is racist, the issue of race in the novel itself, and race relations in 21st century America.

With stunning archival photographs and extensive quotes from Twain's books, personal journals, and letters, Clinton Cox delivers a perceptive new look at the life and times of one of the most beloved American Writers.

The life of the famous humorist whose numerous occupations included printer's apprentice, steamboat pilot, gold miner, frontiersman, and reporter.

Focuses on this American author's connection with steamboats on the Mississippi River while also presenting a history of the craft.

A beginning biography of Mark Twain that relates the childhood incident which grew into one of his most famous books: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

Presents a cartoon version of Twain's story of mistaken identity in King Henry's court, and features essays on the author, background, themes, characters, and significance of the work.