The Mighty Mississippi

An introduction to the Mississippi River explains where its name came from, where it goes, and the various methods used over time to travel on it, and provides interesting facts pertaining to this great river.

Marion Dane Bauer is the author of many books for young readers, including the Newbery Honor book?On My Honor?and the?New York Times?bestseller?My Mother Is Mine. Her other titles include?A Mama for Owen,?If You Were Born a Kitten,?Grandmother’s Song, and?Thank You for Me!?She has retired from the faculty of the Vermont College of Fine Arts MFA program in Writing for Children and Young Adults where she was the first Faculty Chair. She lives in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, and can be reached at MarionDaneBauer.com.

John Wallace’s formal training was not in illustration, but rather theology, which he received at Cambridge University. However, he always loved drawing, and one of his early jobs was as a newspaper cartoonist. In his children’s books illustrations, John is particularly inspired by what he calls “the gooniness” of young school children. John and his family divide their time between Brighton, England, and Long Island, New York.