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A School for Pompey Walker
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Based on 2 Ratings and 2 Reviews

Book Description
Pompey Walker dreams of going to school, but as a slave in the 1830s, this is only a dream, until slavery-hating Jeremiah Walker, son-in-law of the plantation owner, buys Pompey's freedom. Together, they devise and carry out a plan to get money to found a school for black children. Inspired by a newspaper account of an Ohio man's experiences, as well as the recollections of former slaves, this tal... More
Book Information
PublisherHarcourt Children's Books
BindingHardcover
Reading LevelAges 9-12
# of Pages48
ISBN-10015200114X
ISBN-13978-0152001148
Publication Date09/15/1995
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About Michael Rosen (Author) : Hello, all. The search engine here still brings up all of my books, (Michael J. Rosen) and the books of my British colleague, Michael (no J.) Rosen. I've started to cull just my own thirty-six or so t... more
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About Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson (Illustrator) : Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson is a published author and an illustrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson include To Be a Drum, The Shaking Bag.
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