Anderson, William. River Boy: the Story of Mark Twain.(Book Review)(Children's Review)(Brief Article)

illus. by Dan Andreasen. unpaged. chron. HarperCollins. Mar. 2003. Tr $15.99. ISBN 0-06-028400-5; PLB $16.89. ISBN 0-06-028401-3. LC 00-044865.

Gr 3-5--This engaging, anecdotal biography will acquaint readers with some of Clemens's own boyish exploits, which eventually became memorable moments in the lives of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. Clemens is portrayed as an adventuresome, fun-loving person who, from an early age, became an expert at exploring new venues, and who became a great writer and humorist despite the fact that his formal education ended at age 12. The people in Andreasen's illustrations have the same …