Book Detail

Mississippi Going North

Publication Information
Author:  Baker, Sanna Anderson Illustrator:  Farnsworth, Biu
Title:  Mississippi Going North Date:  1996
Publisher:  Albert Whitman & Company City:  Morton Grove, IL
ISBN, paperback:  0-8075-5164-3 ISBN, hardback:  

Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes ESOL:  
Family:   Yes Young Adult:  
Picture:   Yes

General Information:
Book Type(s):    nonfiction, easy reading

HSE Descriptor(s):   

Summary:
A canoe journey at the headwaters of the Mississippi takes the reader north for miles (before heading south) through places where wild animals and birds abound, where Ojibway Indians once lived, and where the sky is dark enough to see the Aurora Borealis.

Teaching Ideas:
The book could be used in a text set on nature which includes Paulsen's Mother Water, Father Woods and Brandenberg's American Safari. The historical postscript provides direction for exploring the history of the area. The story serves as a model for celebrating a special place in writing or discussion. Using the illustrations of a family on a canoe adventure, students could retell the story from the point of view of the children. www.mississippiheadwaters.org/

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