Mr. Roosevelt had designed the boat carefully, and he was sure it would work. For its maiden voyage, the New Orleans<\/em>\u00a0was to go down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers to its namesake city, turn around, and go back upriver, against the current. No one thought it could be done. Then Mother Nature put a twist on the story, making the outcome even more uncertain.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n These books are printed in a special dyslexia-friendly font<\/strong>\u00a0that makes them easier for some children with visual processing problems to read. A special feature of the books is that\u00a0each two-page spread\u00a0contains a QR code that links to audio of the book being narrated<\/strong>. Children can listen and follow along to help them learn the words that they are seeing.<\/p>\n Titles in Series:<\/p>\n Davy Crockett and the Ring-Tailed Roarer<\/a>
\nSteam Fights the River<\/a>
\nHenry Shreve’s New Steamboat\u00a0<\/a>
\nMrs. Trollop’s Trip to Memphis<\/a>
\nShipwrecked by a Buffalo\u00a0<\/a>
\nJim Garfield, Canal Boatman\u00a0<\/a>
\nRalph Keeler, Cabin Boy\u00a0<\/a>
\nSam Clemens: From Cub to Pilot\u00a0<\/a>
\nBuffalo Bill Rides the Far West\u00a0<\/a>
\nRace of the Lee and the Natchez<\/a><\/p>\n