| Night Boat to Freedom Contributor(s): Raven, Margot Theis (Author), Lewis, E. B. (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0312550189 ISBN-13: 9780312550189 Publisher: Square Fish OUR PRICE: $9.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2008 Annotation: Inspired by accounts in the WPA "Slave Narrative Collection, Night Boat to Freedom" is a memorable celebration of courage, hope, and unselfish love. Full color. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 19th Century - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Multigenerational - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - African-american |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 2005042923 |
| Lexile Measure: 780 |
| Physical Information: 0.15" H x 8.92" W x 10.72" (0.41 lbs) 40 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Holiday - Halloween |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 110259 Reading Level: 4.1 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: What scares the head is best done with the heart. When Granny Judith asks twelve-year-old Christmas John to row Molly across the river from Kentucky to the Free State of Ohio, he's terrified. But Granny Judith reassures him. So Christmas John begins the first of many dangerous journeys. And each passing day brings hope that Granny and John can find their own freedom, just across the river. Night Boat to Freedom is a 2007 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year. |
Contributor Bio(s): Raven, Margot Theis: - MARGOT THEIS RAVEN and E. B. LEWIS collaborated on Circle Unbroken, a Booklist Top 10 Black History Book for Youth. Raven lives in Charleston, South Carolina.Lewis, E. B.: - E. B. Lewis won the 2005 Caldecott Honor Book for Coming On Home Soon by Jacqueline Woodson and the 2003 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award, for Talkin' About Bessie by Nikki Grimes. Mr. Lewis teaches illustration at Philadelphia's University of the Arts. He lives in Folsom, New Jersey. |