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The Resource Night boat to freedom, Margot Theis Raven ; pictures by E.B. Lewis

Night boat to freedom, Margot Theis Raven ; pictures by E.B. Lewis

Label
Night boat to freedom
Title
Night boat to freedom
Statement of responsibility
Margot Theis Raven ; pictures by E.B. Lewis
Title variation
Christmas John and the night boat
Creator
Contributor
Illustrator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
At the request of his fellow slave Granny Judith, Christmas John risks his life to take runaways across a river from Kentucky to Ohio. Based on slave narratives recorded in the 1930s
Member of
Tone
Writing style
Award
Booklist Editors’ Choice: Books for Youth, 2006
http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
151382
Cataloging source
DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Raven, Margot Theis
Dewey number
[E]
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
LC call number
PZ7.R1955
LC item number
Chr 2006
Literary form
fiction
http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel
  • 2
  • 6
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
1956-
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
Lewis, E. B.
http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
True
Series statement
Beacon of Freedom Award nominee 2009
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Fugitive slaves
  • Slavery
  • Underground Railroad
  • Kentucky
  • Ohio
  • African Americans
Target audience
primary
Label
Night boat to freedom, Margot Theis Raven ; pictures by E.B. Lewis
Instantiates
Publication
Note
"Melanie Kroupa Books."
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
  • still image
  • text
Content type code
  • sti
  • txt
Content type MARC source
  • rdacontent
  • rdacontent
Dimensions
28 cm.
Edition
First edition.
Extent
1 volume (unpaged)
Isbn
9780374312664
Lccn
2005042923
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
color illustrations
System control number
58526758
Label
Night boat to freedom, Margot Theis Raven ; pictures by E.B. Lewis
Publication
Note
"Melanie Kroupa Books."
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
  • still image
  • text
Content type code
  • sti
  • txt
Content type MARC source
  • rdacontent
  • rdacontent
Dimensions
28 cm.
Edition
First edition.
Extent
1 volume (unpaged)
Isbn
9780374312664
Lccn
2005042923
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
color illustrations
System control number
58526758

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