An imaginative and mischievous boy named Tom Sawyer who lives with his Aunt Polly and hangs out with his buddy Huck Finn in the Mississippi river town of St. Petersburg, Missouri, is well known as far as St. Petersburg, Russia. He has been loved by many generations of young Russian readers.
Here we meet him again - when he plays hooky from school on Friday and dirties his clothes in a fight. Then comes that unforgettable moment when the boy is made to whitewash the fence as punishment on Saturday. We know Tom will soon cleverly persuade his friends to trade him small treasures for the privilege of doing his work...
This book contains "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" in excellent Russian translation made by Kornei Chukovsky.
Publisher: Machaon, Russia. Large format. Hardcover. 294 pages.
With highly-praised color illustrations by Robert Ingpen!
