The Resource Light in the darkness : [a story about how slaves learned in secret], by Lesa Cline-Ransome ; illustrations by James E. Ransome
Light in the darkness : [a story about how slaves learned in secret], by Lesa Cline-Ransome ; illustrations by James E. Ransome
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The item Light in the darkness : [a story about how slaves learned in secret], by Lesa Cline-Ransome ; illustrations by James E. Ransome 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 11 library branches. This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
Resource Information
The item Light in the darkness : [a story about how slaves learned in secret], by Lesa Cline-Ransome ; illustrations by James E. Ransome 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 11 library branches.
This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
- Summary
- Risking a whipping if they are discovered, Rosa and her mama sneak away from their slave quarters during the night to a hidden location in a field where they learn to read and write in a pit school
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 1 volume (unpaged)
- Note
- Subtitle from cover
- Isbn
- 9781423134954
- Label
- Light in the darkness : [a story about how slaves learned in secret]
- Title
- Light in the darkness
- Title remainder
- [a story about how slaves learned in secret]
- Statement of responsibility
- by Lesa Cline-Ransome ; illustrations by James E. Ransome
- Subject
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- Southern States -- History -- 1775-1865 -- Juvenile fiction
- trueSouthern States -- History -- 1775-1865
- Slaves
- Southern States -- History -- 1775-1865 -- Fiction
- trueAfrican Americans
- African Americans -- Fiction
- African Americans -- Juvenile fiction
- trueAmerican people
- trueEducation
- trueEnslaved people
- trueLearning
- Learning -- Fiction
- Learning -- Juvenile fiction
- trueNorth American people
- trueReading
- Reading -- Fiction
- Reading -- Juvenile fiction
- trueSchools
- trueSlavery
- Slavery -- Fiction
- Slavery -- Juvenile fiction
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Risking a whipping if they are discovered, Rosa and her mama sneak away from their slave quarters during the night to a hidden location in a field where they learn to read and write in a pit school
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10167350
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Cline-Ransome, Lesa
- Dewey number
- [E]
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- Intended audience
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- AD580L
- Decoding demand: 55 (medium)
- Semantic demand: 72 (high)
- Syntactic demand: 90 (very high)
- Structure demand: 88 (very high)
- Intended audience source
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- Lexile
- Lexile
- Interest level
- LG
- LC call number
- PZ7.C622812
- LC item number
- Lig 2013
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel
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- 1
- 4
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Reading level
- 3.6
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Ransome, James
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Study program name
- Accelerated Reader AR
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Reading
- Learning
- Slavery
- African Americans
- Reading
- Learning
- Slavery
- African Americans
- Southern States
- Southern States
- Target audience
- primary
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- a story about how slaves learned in secret
- Label
- Light in the darkness : [a story about how slaves learned in secret], by Lesa Cline-Ransome ; illustrations by James E. Ransome
- Note
- Subtitle from cover
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 913638
- Dimensions
- 29 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 1 volume (unpaged)
- Isbn
- 9781423134954
- Lccn
- 2012001834
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- color illustrations
- System control number
- (Sirsi) i9781423134954
- Label
- Light in the darkness : [a story about how slaves learned in secret], by Lesa Cline-Ransome ; illustrations by James E. Ransome
- Note
- Subtitle from cover
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 913638
- Dimensions
- 29 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 1 volume (unpaged)
- Isbn
- 9781423134954
- Lccn
- 2012001834
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- color illustrations
- System control number
- (Sirsi) i9781423134954
Subject
- Southern States -- History -- 1775-1865 -- Juvenile fiction
- trueSouthern States -- History -- 1775-1865
- Slaves
- Southern States -- History -- 1775-1865 -- Fiction
- trueAfrican Americans
- African Americans -- Fiction
- African Americans -- Juvenile fiction
- trueAmerican people
- trueEducation
- trueEnslaved people
- trueLearning
- Learning -- Fiction
- Learning -- Juvenile fiction
- trueNorth American people
- trueReading
- Reading -- Fiction
- Reading -- Juvenile fiction
- trueSchools
- trueSlavery
- Slavery -- Fiction
- Slavery -- Juvenile fiction
Genre
Tone Tone is the feeling that a book evokes in the reader. In many cases, this category best answers the question, "What are you in the mood for?"
Illustration Both picture books and graphic novels have a unique set of qualities important to their readers, from color and drawing sty;e to the mood evoked by the illustrations.
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Little Walnut Creek BranchBorrow it835 W. Rundberg Lane, Austin, TX, 78758, US30.3632362 -97.6984619
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