Steamboat school : inspired by a true story : St. Louis, Missouri: 1847

Title
: 
Steamboat school : inspired by a true story : St. Louis, Missouri: 1847

Author
: 
Hopkinson, Deborah author.

ISBN
: 
9781423121961

Edition
: 
First edition.

Physical Description
: 
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cm

Reading Level
: 
AD 660 L Lexile

Personal Subject
: 
Meachum, John B., 1789-1854-Fiction.

Subject Term
: 
Education -- Fiction.
 
African Americans -- Fiction.
 
African American children -- Fiction.

Genre
: 
Biographical fiction.

Added Author
: 
Husband, Ron,

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.


LibraryCall NumberStatus
Lake Elmo LibraryEASY HOPChildren's Picture Books
Stillwater Public LibraryEASY HOPChildren's Picture Books