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Freedom river / Doreen Rappaport ; pictures by Bryan Collier.

Rappaport, Doreen. (Author). Collier, Bryan, (illustrator.).

Summary:

Describes an incident in the life of John Parker, an ex-slave who became a successful businessman in Ripley, Ohio, and who repeatedly risked his life to help other slaves escape to freedom.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0786803509 :
  • ISBN: 078681229X (pbk.)
  • ISBN: 0786822910 (lib. bdg.)
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 26 cm Hardcover and paperback copies.
  • Publisher: New York : Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books for Children, [2000]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Maps on lining paper.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Target Audience Note:
600L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader MG 3.3 0.5 0.5 44944
Subject:
Parker, John P., 1827-1900 > Juvenile literature.
African-American abolitionists > Biography.
Free African Americans > Biography.
Slaves > United States > Biography.
Underground Railroad > Juvenile literature.
Abolitionists > Juvenile literature.
Slavery > Juvenile literature.
African Americans > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Ripley (Ohio) > Biography.

Available copies

  • 17 of 17 copies available at Westchester Library System.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 17 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Ardsley Public Library J 973.71 R (Text) 31000150520362 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Bronxville Public Library J 973.7 R (Text) 31004150826191 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Chappaqua Library J B PARKER (Text) 31005152494128 Juvenile Biography Available -
Eastchester Public Library J B PARKER (Text) 31008151075641 Juvenile Biography Available -
Hendrick Hudson Free Library J B PARKER (Text) 31016150524014 Juvenile Biography Available -
Mamaroneck Public Library District J 973.7115 RAP (Text) 31015100206649 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Mount Pleasant Public Library J BIO PARKER (Text) 31024152372218 Juvenile Biography Available -
Mount Vernon Public Library J B PARKER (Text) 31018152954678 Juvenile Biography Available -
New Rochelle Huguenot Childrens Library J B PARKER (Text) 31019250169029 Juvenile Biography Available -
New Rochelle Public Library J B PARKER (Text) 31019154359650 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -