Huckleberry Finn Usborne Classics Retold

Mark Twain's classic tale of escape and adventure rivetingly retold for today's readers. To get away from his violent, drunken father, Huckleberry Finn fakes his own death and lives wild in the woods. He soon meets Jim, a runaway slave, and the two outcasts set off on a dangerous journey down the mighty Mississippi river, in search of freedom. Clearly written in a modern, approachable style to introduce young readers to this much-loved classic story.

Mark Twain's classic story, rivetingly retold for today's younger readers. In his sleepy little town, Tom Sawyer dreams of becoming a pirate, an explorer or an outlaw. But after witnessing a gruesome crime in the graveyard, he sets off on an adventure far more thrilling than he could have imagined. Clearly written in a modern, approachable style, this book is designed to introduce young readers to this much-loved classic story.

After escaping from his abusive father, the young Huck Finn floats down the Mississippi on a raft with a runaway slave named Jim.

Mark Twain's classic tale of escape and adventure retold for today's readers. To get away from his violent, drunken father, Huckleberry Finn fakes his own death and lives wild in the woods. He soon meets Jim, a runaway slave, and the two outcasts set off on a dangerous journey down the mighty Mississippi river, in search of freedom.

This is Book 11, Collection I, of the Million-Word Reading Project (MWRP) readers. It is suitable for learners with a basic vocabulary of 1,500 words. Million-Word Reading Project (MWRP) is a reading project for ESL/EFL learners at the elementary level (with a basic vocabulary of 1,500 words). In two years, for about fifteen minutes each day, an ESL/EFL learner can read one million words, and reach the upper-intermediate level, gaining a vocabulary of about 3,500 words and a large number of expressions. Text Information Readability | 87.8 Total word count | 34637 Words beyond 1500 | 1381 Unknown word percentage (%) | 3.99 Unknown headword occurrence | 3.71 Unknown words that occur 5 times or more | 73 Unknown words that occur 2 times or more | 203 Synopsis This book is rewritten from “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”, another famous novel by Mark Twain (1835 – 1910). Huckleberry Finn (Huck) is a clever, kind and brave white boy. He does not like his new life with Widow Douglas and school. Then his drunken father takes him away and locks him in the cabin. Huck escapes and hides himself on Jackson’s Island in the middle of the Mississippi River. There, he meets Jim, one of Miss Watson’s slaves. Jim has run away from Miss Watson after hearing her talk about selling him to a farm down the river. That is the beginning of their adventures down the Mississippi River….