How can we make the icy path less slippery? How can we choose how fast to go down a slide? What's the best way to get muddy clothes clean? In this boldly original book, a group of young friends ask intriguing questions about the world around them, inspiring readers to speculate, investigate, and find out the answers for themselves.
An abridged version of the adventures of Tom and his friends growing up in a small Missouri town on the banks of the Mississippi River in the nineteenth century.