Advice to Little Girls: Includes an Activity, a Quiz, and an Educational Word List
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| Rating | : | 4.68 (989 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1772260169 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 32 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-09-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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Raised in Hannibal, Missouri, Twain held a variety of jobs including typesetter, riverboat pilot, and miner before achieving nationwide attention for his work as a journalist with The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County. About the Author Mark Twain, born Samuel Langhorne Clemens, was an American humorist and writer, who is best known for his enduring novels The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, which has been called the Great American Novel. He earned critical and popular praise for his wit and enjoyed a successful career as a public speaker in addition to his writing. . Twain s birth in 1835 coincided with a visit by Halley s Comet, and Twain predicted, accurately, that he would go out with it as well, dying th
"Entertaining!" according to Lauren Boucher. I enjoyed reading this book to my daughter. She loved the illustrations, and listened intently. Mark Twain was a genius, and his writings are still highly relevant today.
He earned critical and popular praise for his wit and enjoyed a successful career as a public speaker in addition to his writing. Twain s birth in 1835 coincided with a visit by Halley s Comet, and Twain predicted, accurately, that he would go out with it as well, dying the day following the comet s return in 1910. Mark Twain, born Samuel Langhorne Clemens, was an American humorist and writer, who is be
Several additional quotes by Twain complement the original work in this edition, and add depth to his advice. In perhaps the most satirical children's book of all time, Mark Twain dishes out outrageous, witty, and practical advice for girls with ease. New York artist Anna Shukeylo paints Twain's reasonable absurdities, igniting the imagination of little girls around the world.. Mark Twain originally wrote Advice to Little Girls as a tongue-in-cheek parody of commonplace etiquette books. Also included is an activity, a quiz, and definitions of complicated words. Written at a time when