Minn of the Mississippi Contributor(s): Holling, Holling C. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0395273994 ISBN-13: 9780395273999 Publisher: Clarion Books
This item is available now at an even better price in our Bargain Bin! Go There Now! Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: October 1978 Annotation: The history of the Mississippi River Valley is told in text and pictures through the adventures of Minn, a snapping turtle, as she travels downstream. |
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BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Science & Nature - General - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Turtles - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - General | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dewey: FIC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Age Level: 10-12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grade Level: 5-7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lexile Measure: 910(Not Available) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Guided Reading: Y (Grade 6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 8.6" W x 10.8" L (0.78 lbs) 86 pages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Themes: - Cultural Region - Midwest - Geographic Orientation - Minnesota - Topical - Home Schooling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Maps, Price on Product, Table of Contents | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Awards: Newbery Medal, Honor Book, Children's, 1952 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quiz #: 6479 Reading Level: 5.6 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 3.0 |
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Publisher Description: A 1952 Newbery Honor Book The history of the Mississippi River Valley is told in text and pictures through the adventures of Minn, a snapping turtle, as she travels downstream. |
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Contributor Bio(s): Holling, Holling C.: - Born in Jackson County, Michigan, in 1900, Holling Clancy Holling graduated from the Art Institute of Chicago in 1923. He then worked in a taxidermy department of the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago and spent time working in anthropology under Dr. Ralph Linton. During this period, he married Lucille Webster and within a year of their marriage accepted a position as art instructor on the first University World Cruise, sponsored by New York University. For many years, Holling C. Holling dedicated much of his time and interest to making books for children. Much of the material he used was known to him first hand, and his wife, Lucille, worked with him on many of the illustrations. |
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