"1846 - the Mississippi River; North America.

Bring the Classics To Life. These novels have been adapted into 10 short chapters that will excite the reluctant reader as well as the enthusiastic one. Key words are defined and used in context.

An abridged version of the story complete with vocabulary and comprehension checks for beginning readers.

Lois Ehlert's bold collage illustrations include six pages of staggered width, presenting all the flowers of each color of the rainbow.

A history of the 13 colonies from the settlement of Jamestown to the Revolutionary War.

This edition offers authoritative texts of both novels, explanatory notes, and an introduction setting them in the context of Wells's life and thought.