Rappaport, Doreen,

Freedom ship /Doreen Rappaport ; illustrated by Curtis James. - first edition. - New York : Hyperion books for Children, (c)2006. - 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 27 cm.

Maps on endpapers. "Jump at the Sun ".

Includes bibliographical references.

Samuel and his father are slaves working on a Confederate steamship out of Charleston, South Carolina and they can see the Union ships in the distance where their freedom lies.



9780786806454


African Americans--Juvenile fiction.
Slaves--Juvenile fiction.
Liberty--Juvenile fiction.
Warships--Juvenile fiction.

PZ7 / .F744 2006