Read-Aloud Classics: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Hardback - 2017

Mark Twain (1835-1910) grew up in Hannibal Missouri. He began his career as a journeyman printer and journalist. His youthful experiences along the Mississippi inspired some of his most famous works--and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. In addition to his well-known works of fiction, he was also a prolific travel writer. Among his best-known works is Life on the Mississippi. He was also a star of the lecture circuit.

Glenn Harrington's paintings have been published on more than 600 book covers, including such classics as Room with a View, Pride and Prejudice, Wuthering Heights, Man and Superman, Women in Love, Dangerous Liaisons, The Golden Bowl, and Mansfield Park. His portrait work is also highly regarded, having received the Portrait Society of America's William Draper Grand Prize in 2007, Honor Award in 2008 and 2005, and Certificate Awards in 2009 and 2004 during its international juried exhibitions. Harrington's portrait of Maria Callas was used to promote the Tony Award winning play Master Class.

Charles Nurnberg has been a publisher for 45 years. He has worked with many acclaimed authors and helped to create many wonderful books, including Puff the Magic Dragon, Over the Rainbow, and The Night Before Christmas. He's the co-author of Alice in Wonderland: Down the Rabbit Hole, Around the World in Eighty Days, Alice in Wonderland: The Mad Hatter's Tea Party and others.