Lift your light a little higher : the story of Stephen Bishop : slave-explorer / Heather Henson ; illustrated by Bryan Collier.
Material type:
TextPublisher: New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2016]Copyright date: ©2016Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781481420952
- 148142095X
- Bishop, Stephen, 1821?-1857 -- Juvenile literature
- Slaves -- Kentucky -- Mammoth Cave -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Spelunkers -- Kentucky -- Mammoth Cave -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Explorers, Black -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Tour guides (Persons) -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Caves -- Juvenile literature
- Caving -- Juvenile literature
- Slavery -- Juvenile literature
- Mammoth Cave (Ky.) -- Juvenile literature
- Kentucky -- History -- 1792-1865 -- Juvenile literature
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's Biography | Bishop, S. H526 | Available | 33111008568640 | ||||
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's Biography | Bishop, S. H526 | Available | 33111008493104 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Grab your lantern and follow the remarkable and world-famous Mammoth Cave explorer--and slave--Stephen Bishop as he guides you through the world's largest cave system in this remarkable homage to the resilience of human nature.
Welcome to Mammoth Cave. It's 1840 and Stephen Bishop is the perfect guide.
By the light of his lantern, the deepest, biggest cave in all of the United States is revealed. Down here, beneath the earth, he's not just an enslaved person. He's a pioneer. He knows the cave's twists and turns. It taught him to not be afraid of the dark.
And watching all the visitors write their names on the ceiling? Well, it taught him how to read.
"A Caitlyn Dlouhy Book."
Includes a biographical essay in back of book.
Includes bibliographical references (page [31]).
This biography picture-book shares the life story of Stephen Bishop, an explorer and slave who mapped the Mammoth Cave of Kentucky, discovered new species of fish inside the cave, and gave regular tours through the cave.