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Steamboat School
Steamboat School | Deborah Hopkinson
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Missouri, 1847 When James first started school, his sister practically had to drag him there. The classroom was dark and dreary, and James knew everything outside was more exciting than anything he'd find inside. But his teacher taught him otherwise. "We make our own light here," Reverend Meachum told James. And through hard work and learning, they did, until their school was shut down by a new law forbidding African American education in Missouri. Determined to continue teaching his students, Reverend John Berry Meachum decided to build a new school-a floating school in the Mississippi River, just outside the boundary of the unjust law. Based on true events, Ron Husband's uplifting illustrations bring to life Deborah Hopkinson's tale of a resourceful, determined teacher; his bright, inquisitive students; and their refusal to accept discrimination based on the color of their skin.
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Steamboat School | Deborah Hopkinson

“Knowledge always finds a way to shine through.”

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“Learning cannot be silenced by prejudice.“

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Steamboat School | Deborah Hopkinson
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A tale inspired by true events, showing how a teacher in Missouri defied unjust laws to educate Black students in the 1840s.

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Steamboat School | Deborah Hopkinson
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Inspired by the true story of Reverend John Berry Meachum, this #picturebook follows James and other children as they attend Rev. Meachum‘s school in 1840s Missouri. When a law is enacted forbidding education of enslaved and freed persons, the Reverend and the children have to figure out how to keep learning.

An amazing book! Wonderful illustrations and a great narrative that introduces children to a tumultuous time in US history. #BBRC #LetterS

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Steamboat School | Deborah Hopkinson
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This book is both a HF and a BF, as well as a Jane Addams award winner. This book can be used in the classroom as a RA, S, IR, SR or CR. #UCFLAE3414
Steamboat School is inspired by the life of Reverend John Berry Meachum who fought tirelessly for the rights of African Americans. This book tells the story of how he managed to teach a group of children despite the odds against them! This book is a must have for any classroom library!

Cruzdia1 A UDL strategy that pairs well with this book is 9.1: promote expectations and beliefs that optimize motivation. This is a great strategy to use with this book because it can be related to how the children in the book drew were motivated to learn because of their lack of resources and truly desired to learn despite obstacles that they faced. 7y
Cruzdia1 An ESOL strategy that pairs well with this book is 28: Provide biographies of significant men and women. This is a great strategy to use since this book is influenced by the life of Reverend John Meachum and it would allow you to bring in texts about him and other influential people during this time in addition to this book. 7y
Cruzdia1 The teaching resource that I attached for this book is a biographical online page detailing different aspects of Reverend John Meachum. http://www.blackpast.org/aah/meachum-john-berry-1789-1854 This will be useful to incorporate into your lesson when exploring this book. 7y
JennaMichelleCohn To expand on the ESOL strategy, this could be made into an entire unit with important figures being the main focus of each day. 5y
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