Mark Twain at Work!: Ready-to-Read Level 2

by Howard Goldsmith, Frank Habbas (Illustrator)

Overview

Level 2: Reading Independently
• More complex stories
• Varied sentence structure
• Paragraphs and short chapters
One day young Sam Clemens, later known as Mark Twain, plays a big prank in school. His mom punishes Sam by asking him to paint the long fence outside. It's a job that would take one boy hours to complete, but clever Sam figures out a way to get the job done without doing any work himself at all!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780689853999
Publisher:	Simon Spotlight
Publication date:	06/01/2003
Series:	Ready-to-Read COFA Series
Edition description:	Repackage
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	447,065
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.20(d)
Lexile:	530L (what's this?)
Age Range:	5 - 7 Years

About the Author

Howard Goldsmith is the author of Mark Twain at Work!, a Simon & Schuster book.

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Level 2: Reading Independently

• More complex stories
• Varied sentence structure
• Paragraphs and short chapters

One day young Sam Clemens, later known as Mark Twain, plays a big prank in school. His mom punishes Sam by asking him to paint the long fence outside. It's a job that would take one boy hours to complete, but clever Sam figures out a way to get the job done without doing any work himself at all!

Editorial Reviews

PreS-Gr 2-This simple introduction to the writer's life and mischievous personality focuses on the well-known fence-painting incident that grew into Tom Sawyer. However, given the amount of fictionalized dialogue, it should be catalogued in fiction rather than biography. Lively, colorful pictures, mainly spreads, add interest and humor to the text. While the scope of this biography is very limited, the book is perfect in length and interest for preschoolers as well as early readers.-Be Astengo, Alachua County Library, Gainesville, FL Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.

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