Join Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn and their friends as they go on a series of exciting adventures on the Mississippi River. Find out what happens when they witness a murder, hide on an island, and how getting lost in a cave leads to the discovery of a great treasure... This reader uses the Expansive Reading approach, where the text becomes a springboard to improve language skills and to explore historical background, cultural connections and other topics suggested by the text. As well as the story, written and recorded in American English, this reader contains : A biography of Mark Twain ; A wide range of activities practicing the four skills ; Dossiers : The One-Room School and Missouri ; Internet projects ; KET-style activities and Trinity-style activities (Grade 3) ; Special AUDIO CD.CD-ROM with the text recorded in full and a variety of games and activities for further practice.
