Steamboat school : inspired by a true story : St. Louis, Missouri: 1847 / by Deborah Hopkinson ; illustrated by Ron Husband.
Title:
Steamboat school : inspired by a true story : St. Louis, Missouri: 1847 / by Deborah Hopkinson ; illustrated by Ron Husband.
Personal Author:
Edition:
First edition.
Publication:
Los Angeles ; New York : Disney Hyperion, 2016.
Publication Date:
2016
ISBN:
9781423121961
9781537922263
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Abstract:
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.
Content Type:
text
still image
Carrier Type:
volume
Reading Level:
AD660L lexile
Sentence length: 3 (medium) Word frequency: 3 (medium) Lexile.
Lexile Measure:
660
Added Author:
Language:
English
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