The Resource Steamboat school : inspired by a true story, St. Louis, Missouri: 1847, by Deborah Hopkinson ; illustrated by Ron Husband
Steamboat school : inspired by a true story, St. Louis, Missouri: 1847, by Deborah Hopkinson ; illustrated by Ron Husband
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The item Steamboat school : inspired by a true story, St. Louis, Missouri: 1847, by Deborah Hopkinson ; illustrated by Ron Husband represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.This item is available to borrow from 12 library branches. This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
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The item Steamboat school : inspired by a true story, St. Louis, Missouri: 1847, by Deborah Hopkinson ; illustrated by Ron Husband represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.
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- 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
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 36 unnumbered pages
- Note
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- "Inspired by a true story."
- "St. Louis, Missouri: 1847."
- Isbn
- 9781423121961
- Label
- Steamboat school : inspired by a true story, St. Louis, Missouri: 1847
- Title
- Steamboat school
- Title remainder
- inspired by a true story, St. Louis, Missouri: 1847
- Statement of responsibility
- by Deborah Hopkinson ; illustrated by Ron Husband
- Subject
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- trueAfrican Americans
- African Americans -- Fiction
- trueCivil rights
- trueEducation
- Education -- Fiction
- Fiction
- Juvenile works
- Meachum, John B, 1789-1854
- Meachum, John B, 1789-1854 -- Fiction
- Meachum, John B, 1789-1854 -- Juvenile fiction
- trueMississippi River
- Picture books
- Picture books
- trueSt. Louis, Missouri
- trueSteamboats
- Language
- eng
- 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
- Award
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- Booklist Editors’ Choice: Books for Youth, 2016
- ALA Notable Children's Book, 2017
- Jane Addams Book Award for Books for Younger Children, 2017.
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10494812
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Hopkinson, Deborah
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- Intended audience
- AD660L
- Intended audience source
- Lexile
- Interest level
- LG
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel
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- 1
- 4
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Reading level
- 4.2
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Husband, Ron
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Study program name
- Accelerated Reader AR
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Meachum, John B
- Meachum, John B
- Meachum, John B
- Education
- African Americans
- Picture books
- Target audience
- juvenile
- Label
- Steamboat school : inspired by a true story, St. Louis, Missouri: 1847, by Deborah Hopkinson ; illustrated by Ron Husband
- Note
-
- "Inspired by a true story."
- "St. Louis, Missouri: 1847."
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- text
- still image
- Content type code
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- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
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- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1591144
- Dimensions
- 27 x 29 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 36 unnumbered pages
- Isbn
- 9781423121961
- Lccn
- 2015016315
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9781423121961
- (OCoLC)914193945
- Label
- Steamboat school : inspired by a true story, St. Louis, Missouri: 1847, by Deborah Hopkinson ; illustrated by Ron Husband
- Note
-
- "Inspired by a true story."
- "St. Louis, Missouri: 1847."
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1591144
- Dimensions
- 27 x 29 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 36 unnumbered pages
- Isbn
- 9781423121961
- Lccn
- 2015016315
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9781423121961
- (OCoLC)914193945
Subject
- trueAfrican Americans
- African Americans -- Fiction
- trueCivil rights
- trueEducation
- Education -- Fiction
- Fiction
- Juvenile works
- Meachum, John B, 1789-1854
- Meachum, John B, 1789-1854 -- Fiction
- Meachum, John B, 1789-1854 -- Juvenile fiction
- trueMississippi River
- Picture books
- Picture books
- trueSt. Louis, Missouri
- trueSteamboats
Genre
Included in
- trueBooklist Editors' Choice - Books for Youth - Young Readers Category: 2016
- truePicture Books to Introduce Slavery, 1619 -- 1865
- trueJane Addams Children's Book Awards: Books for Younger Children
- trueALA Notable Children's Books - Middle Readers Category: 2017
Awards
Awards of Steamboat school : inspired by a true story, St. Louis, Missouri: 1847, by Deborah Hopkinson ; illustrated by Ron Husband- Award
- Booklist Editors’ Choice: Books for Youth, 2016
- Award
- ALA Notable Children's Book, 2017
- Award
- Jane Addams Book Award for Books for Younger Children, 2017.
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