Samuel Clemens, better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was a writer.  He is best known for his book The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

BrainPop: Watch the video about Mark Twain.

eBooks:

• It's My State!: Connecticut by Michael Burgan (page 14, 49) (available through Destiny Discover)

• N is for Nutmeg: A Connecticut Alphabet by Elissa D. Grodin (Letter T) (available through Epic!)

• Mark Twain for Kids: His Life & Times, 21 Activities by R. Kent Ramussen (available through Epic!)

Encyclopedias: 

• Britannica School (Level 1 and 2 articles)

• Academic Kids (Challenge) 

• Fact Monster (Challenge)

Articles:

• Mark Twain

Websites:

• Writer Mark Twain

• Connecticut Project Helper (page 9)

• America's Library: Library of Congress

• Ducksters: Mark Twain Biography

• Mark Twain Timeline

• Biography.com Mark Twain

• Mark Twain House and Museum (Challenge)

• ConnecticutHistory.org

  • Samuel Clemens

  • A Life Lived in a Rapidly Changing World: Samuel Clemens (Challenge)

Magazines:

• Connecticut Studies Weekly: Week 26- Connecticut Arts and Leisure

Library Books:

• Connecticut, Connecticut: Past and Present by Laura La Bella (page 35)

• N is for Nutmeg: A Connecticut Alphabet by Elissa D. Grodin (Letter T)

• Connecticut (Hello U.S.A.) by Amy Gelman (page 66, 74)

• Ask your Library Media Specialist to help you find other books!