Error loading page.
Try refreshing the page. If that doesn't work, there may be a network issue, and you can use our self test page to see what's preventing the page from loading.
Learn more about possible network issues or contact support for more help.
Advanced
Title details for Benjamin Brown and the Great Steamboat Race by Shirley Jordan - Available

Benjamin Brown and the Great Steamboat Race

by Shirley Jordan
Kathleen Kemly
ebook
Read a sample Read a sample
In the summer of 1870, Thomas Leathers was captain of the Natchez. Captain Leathers believed it was the fastest steamboat on the Mississippi River. Captain Cannon of the Robert E. Lee offered to race the Natchez from New Orleans, Louisiana, to St. Louis, Missouri. Twelve-year-old Benjamin Brown, a passenger on the Natchez, wants very much to win the race. But from the moment the Robert E. Lee leaves New Orleans early, it's clear that Captain Cannon is willing to do whatever it takes for his boat to finish first. Which boat will win? And will the outcome be fair? In the back of the book, you'll find a script and instructions for putting on a Reader's Theater performance of this adventure. At our companion website—www.lerneresource.com—you can download additional copies of the script plus sound effects, background images, and more ideas that will help make your Reader's Theater performance a success.
Expand title description text
Series: History Speaks Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group

Kindle Book

  • Release date: January 1, 2011

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9780761363446
  • Release date: January 1, 2011

PDF ebook

  • ISBN: 9780761363446
  • File size: 18862 KB
  • Release date: January 1, 2011

Formats

Kindle Book
OverDrive Read
PDF ebook
Kindle restrictions

subjects

Juvenile Fiction Historical Fiction

Languages

English

Levels

ATOS Level:4.2
Lexile® Measure:670
Interest Level:4-8(MG)
Text Difficulty:2-3

In the summer of 1870, Thomas Leathers was captain of the Natchez. Captain Leathers believed it was the fastest steamboat on the Mississippi River. Captain Cannon of the Robert E. Lee offered to race the Natchez from New Orleans, Louisiana, to St. Louis, Missouri. Twelve-year-old Benjamin Brown, a passenger on the Natchez, wants very much to win the race. But from the moment the Robert E. Lee leaves New Orleans early, it's clear that Captain Cannon is willing to do whatever it takes for his boat to finish first. Which boat will win? And will the outcome be fair? In the back of the book, you'll find a script and instructions for putting on a Reader's Theater performance of this adventure. At our companion website—www.lerneresource.com—you can download additional copies of the script plus sound effects, background images, and more ideas that will help make your Reader's Theater performance a success.
Expand title description text
Juvenile Fiction Historical Fiction