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Steamboat school / written by Deborah Hopkinson ; illustrated by Ron Husband.

Hopkinson, Deborah. (Author). Husband, Ron, (illustrator.).

Summary:

In 1847 St. Louis, Missouri, when a new law against educating African Americans forces Reverend John to close his school, he finds an ingenious solution to the new state law by moving his school to a steamboat in the Mississippi River. Includes author's note on Reverend John Berry Meachum, a minister, entrepreneur, and educator who fought tirelessly for the rights of African Americans.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1423121961
  • ISBN: 9781423121961
  • Physical Description: unpaged : illustrations ; 26 cm
  • Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] : Disney Pr, 2016.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Inspired by a true story."
"St. Louis, Missouri: 1847."
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Target Audience Note:
AD660L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR LG 4.2 0.5 182431.
Subject: Meachum, John B., 1789-1854 > Juvenile fiction.
African Americans > Juvenile fiction.
Education > Juvenile fiction.

Available copies

  • 17 of 19 copies available at Missouri Evergreen.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at North Kansas City. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at North Kansas City Public Library. (Show)

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 19 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
North Kansas City Public Library JE HOP (Text) 0001002232989 JUV Easy Available -
Carthage Public Library P Hopkinson, Deborah (Text) 34MO2001803523 Primary Fiction Available -
Cass County Library-Harrisonville E HOP 2016 (Text) 0002204887232 Easy Picture Books Available -
Cass County Library-Northern Resource Center E HOP 2016 (Text) 0002204887216 Easy Picture Books Checked out 04/25/2024
Douglas County Public Library E Hop (Text) 35633000031041 Easy Reader Books Available -
Jefferson County Library-Arnold E HOPKINSO (Text) 30061030150862 Easy Books Available -
Keller Public Library-Dexter E Fic Hop (Text) 132389 Easy Available -
Little Dixie - Main Library - Moberly E HOP (Text) 2003888993 Children's Area Available -
Marshall Public Library E HOP (Text) 33391000185377 Easy/Picture Books Available -
Neosho Newton - Neosho HOPKINSON, DEBORAH (Text) 34162001774023 Storybook Available -

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