Steamboat school / written by Deborah Hopkinson ; illustrated by Ron Husband.
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. |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Meachum, John B., 1789-1854 > Juvenile fiction. African Americans > Juvenile fiction. Education > Juvenile fiction. |
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- 17 of 19 copies available at Missouri Evergreen.
- 1 of 1 copy available at North Kansas City. (Show)
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- 0 current holds with 19 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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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 | 05/16/2024 |
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 | - |