Mark Twain: A Writer's Life (Milton Meltzer Biographies) [Library Binding]

Milton Meltzer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1985 | Age Level: 11 and up | Series: Milton Meltzer Biographies

Surveys the life of Samuel Clemens, who grew up in Missouri, was a river pilot on the Mississippi, became a journalist, and achieved fame as a writer under the pen name Mark Twain.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 6-9 Fine writing and good detail help to present Mark Twain in Meltzer's new biography. The nine chapters cover Twain's life from birth to death; there are 20 black-and-white photographs of Twain and his family. There's a good integration of background informationwhat games children of that period played, what they read, the Civil War as the young Twain saw it. However, this Mark Twain seems a bit disjointed and doesn't always flow smoothly; there are several minor inconsistencies as well as disagreements with standard adult references (including Meltzer's 1960 pictorial biography Crowell; o.p., from which the current work borrows liberally). There is no attempt to summarize Twain's life and literary impact, although the impact of Huck Finn on American literature is discussed. All in all, though, it's a readable account of an interesting personnage that will be useful for reports and pleasure reading. Ann W. Moore, Lane Road Library, Columbus, Ohio
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 11 and up
  
• Library Binding: 120 pages
• Publisher: Franklin Watts (September 1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0531100723
• ISBN-13: 978-0531100721
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,680,003 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars The first review, November 15, 2006

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Bryan V. (San Carlos, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mark Twain: A Writer's Life (Hardcover)

I would say that this book was good in its own way. It was very informative and I would recommend it for a person who likes Mark Twain or is doing a report where you would like to have a lot of information. It isn't very exiting, but not many biographies are in my opinion. It is helpful for those who would like to know about the life of Mark Twain, but not exactly a book that will keep you too interested. It did tell the history of his childhood, but seemed to be short on that part. I guess it does do a good job to do a biography report because it is not too long overall, and does cover a lot of his life story. So, if you have to read a book for a biography genre, this would be a fairly good one.