02289cam a2200337 4500 388850520 TxAuBib 20190419120000.0 170605s2017||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2017025990 9780515158243 0515158240 9780515158267 0515158267 9781537958880 1537958887 TxAuBib Anastasio, Dina. Where Is the Mississippi River? / by Dina Anastasio ; illustrated by Ted Hammond. New York, N.Y. : Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House, [2017] 108 p. : ill., maps ; 20 cm. Who HQ Includes bibliographical references (p. 108). Where is the Mississippi River? -- The mighty Mississippi -- A river is born -- Exploring the river -- Traveling the river -- The man known as Mark Twain -- The river at war -- Locks, tugs, and waterfalls -- Disaster -- Keeping it clean. It starts in northern Minnesota andflows south for 2,350 miles Ships use it as a watery highway Books written by Mark Twain madeit famous around the world 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 the New York Times best-selling series, is enhanced by eighty illustrations and a detachable fold-out map complete with four photographs on the back. 20190419. Mississippi River Juvenile literature. Mississippi River. Juvenile Literature. Who HQ.