"The date is April 27, 1865. You are crammed onboard the steamboat Sultana with more than 2,000 passengers. Many of them are soldiers heading home after the Civil War. You're cruising on the Mississippi River when a massive explosion rips through the ship. Do you dive into the water to save yourself or stay onboard to help the survivors? Will you try to swim for shore or wait for help to arrive? Will you stay with your sick friend or try to find someone to help him? With dozens of possible choices, it's up to you to decide how you'll survive one of the worst river disasters ever seen"--Provided by publisher.
". . . an epic blend of history and adventure in which Rinker Buck builds a wooden flatboat from the grand "flatboat era" of the 1800s and sails it down the Mississippi River, illuminating the forgotten past of America's first western frontier"--Provided by publisher.
A graphic novel adaptation of Mark Twain's classic novel that depicts the adventures and misadventures of a young boy who attempts to help Jim, a runaway slave, find freedom in the North. Presented in Spanish.
Huckleberry Finn, the son of the town drunk, and Jim, an escaped slave, make a break for freedom down the Mississippi River on a raft. Includes background information, key themes and plot points, notes, and other study aids.
