Where is the Mississippi River?
"Discover the history and culture of one of the most famous waterways in the world: the mighty Mississippi! The most famous river in America runs like a spine between the eastern and western parts of the country, flowing through ten states before it empties into the Gulf of Mexico. The mighty Miss a...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, New York :
Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House,
[2017]
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| Series: | Where is (Grosset & Dunlap)
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| Summary: | "Discover the history and culture of one of the most famous waterways in the world: the mighty Mississippi! The most famous river in America runs like a spine between the eastern and western parts of the country, flowing through ten states before it empties into the Gulf of Mexico. The mighty Miss also flows through the history of America, giving rise to great stories about the people who lived on it and used it as a watery highway, from Native Americans and European explorers to skillful riverboat captains and colorful gamblers traveling on luxurious steamboats. And of course it was the first truly American writer, Mark Twain, who grew up along its banks and made the Mississippi River famous around the world. This book, part of theNew York Timesbest-selling series, is enhanced by eighty illustrations and a detachable fold-out map complete with four photographs on the back"-- "The most famous river in America runs like a spine between the eastern and western parts of the country, flowing through ten states before it empties into the Gulf of Mexico. The mighty Miss also flows through the history of America, giving rise to great stories about the people who lived on it and used it as a watery highway, from Native Americans and European explorers to skillful riverboat captains and colorful gamblers traveling on luxurious steamboats. And of course it was the first truly American writer, Mark Twain, who grew up along its banks and made the Mississippi River famous around the world"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 108 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (page 108). |
| ISBN: | 9780515158243 0515158240 9780515158267 0515158267 |
| Author Notes: | In 1995, Anastasio wrote a book to accompany a television series, Virtual Reality Rangers. She's also done some work for the Sesame Street website, including "Make your own lunchbox". Anastasio is a member of The Authors Guild. Dina Anastasio has written several high interest/low reading level books for ESL students and reluctant readers and appreciates the challenge of helping these students develop a lifelong love of reading. (Bowker Author Biography) |
