Where is the Mississippi River?
By: by Dina Anastasio ; illustrated by Ted Hammond
Contributors: Hammond, Ted, illustrator
Series: Where is?; Where is (Grosset & Dunlap)?
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 108
ISBN-13: 9780515158243; 9780515158267
Subjects: Juvenile literature
Description: "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"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 108).
Table of contents: title: Where Is the Mississippi River?; title: The Mighty Mississippi; title: A River Is Born; title: Exploring the River; title: Traveling the River; title: The Man Known as Mark Twain; title: The River at War; title: Locks, Tugs, and Waterfalls; title: Disaster; title: Keeping It Clean.