Mark Twain for Kids

His Life & Times, 21 Activities

R. Kent Rasmussen

• Publisher: Chicago Review Press
• eBook ISBN:
  9781613742372
• Year: 2004

Nineteenth-century America and the world of Samuel L. Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, come to life as children journey back in time with this history- and literature-laden activity book. The comprehensive biographical information explores Mark Twain as a multi-talented man of his times, from his childhood in the rough-and-tumble West of Missouri to his many careers—steamboat pilot, printer, miner, inventor, world traveler, businessman, lecturer, newspaper reporter, and most important, author—and how these experiences influenced his writing. Twain-inspired activities include making printer's type, building a model paddlewheel boat, unmasking a hoax, inventing new words, cooking cornpone, planning a newspaper, observing people, and writing maxims. An extensive resource section offers information on Twain's classics, such as Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, as well as a listing of recommended web sites to explore.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Book Title
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• Acknowledgments
• Time Line
• Introduction
• 1 Missouri Boyhood
• 2 Life on the Mississippi
• 3 Roughing It in the West
• 4 Becoming an Author
• 5 Connecticut Yankee
• 6 At Home and Abroad
• Resources