<DIV><B>Go back in time to a sleepy Mississippi River town</B><BR><BR>The townfolk of a small village on the banks of the upper Mississippi come vividly alive at the sound of a whistle and the holler of "Ste-e-e-e-eamboat a-comin'!" The incoming vessel is filled with passengers and cargo, and at a rapid speed, things are unloaded and loaded - but before you know it, the village is once again at its previous sleepy pace.<BR><BR>Inspired by Mark Twain's Life on the Mississippi, Jill Esbaum has crafted a skillful, spare poem, and Adam Rex has created gorgeous paintings that do homage to Norman Rockwell.</DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV><DIV><I>Ste-e-e-e-eamboat a-Comin'!</I> is a 2006 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.</DIV></DIV>