Description: Author/Artist/Educator Robert Quackenbush has written and illustrated over 200 books for young readers including his popular Miss Mallard Mysteries, which have been made into animated films for children's worldwide television programming by Cinar (now Cookie Jar Entertainment) that are showing in 70 countries. His books have won many awards and citations including an Edgar Allen Poe Special Award for Best Juvenile Mystery, a Gradiva Award, and a gold medal from the Holland Society of New York for distinction in art and literature by a member of the society. He is a frequent visiting author at schools and libraries giving programs to instill children with a love of books and reading. These tours have taken him across the US, including Alaska, South America, Europe, and the Middle East. His art is in the permanent collections of the Whitney Museum, the Smithsonian Institution, the Department of Interior, the U.S. Air Force Museum, and Norton Simon Museum. For further information, visit his Web site www.rquackenbush.com, which also gives his Facebook and Blog addresses. This book tells the story of Samuel Langhorne Clemens from his childhood until his death. The author,Robert Quackenbush creates a beautiful narrative about one of the most lovable writers of all times Mark Twain. This name comes from reaching 12 feet under the water,and by hitting the button (fathorms), it takes the name of Mark Twain; This means "safe waters." Weighs 10oz. (prepackaged) location: bOTTOM SHELF, bookshelf /watercloset.
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Location: Hudson, Michigan
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Signed: No
Ex Libris: Yes
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Original Language: English
Inscribed: No
Intended Audience: Young Adults
Vintage: Yes
Personalize: No
Type: Short Stories
Literary Movement: Enlightenment
Personalized: No
Features: Dust Jacket, Ex-Library, Illustrated
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Book Title: Mark Twain? What Kind of Name Is That? : a Story of Samuel Langhorne Clemens
Number of Pages: 32 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication Year: 1984
Topic: Biography & Autobiography / Literary, Biographical / United States
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Juvenile Fiction, Juvenile Nonfiction
Item Weight: 1.6 Oz
Author: Robert Quackenbush
Format: Hardcover