Lift Your Light a Little Higher: The Story of Stephen Bishop: Slave-Explorer (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781481420952)

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.

Author: Heather Henson
ISBN-10: 148142095X
ISBN-13: 9781481420952
Publisher: Atheneum Books
Language: English
Published: 09/06/2016
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 11.50h x 9.20w x 0.50d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.7
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 184172 / Lift Your Light a Little Higher: The Story of Stephen Bishop: Slave-Explorer


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2016 pg. 112
Booklist 08/01/2016 pg. 55
Publishers Weekly 08/15/2016
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2016 pg. 86
School Library Journal 09/01/2016 pg. 175
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2016
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2017 - Superior,Well Above Average

About the Author
Heather Henson lives on a farm in Kentucky with her husband and three children, is the managing director of the Pioneer Playhouse, and is the author of several critically acclaimed picture books and novels, including Dream of Night, The Whole Sky, and the Christopher Award-winning That Book Woman.

Bryan Collier is a beloved illustrator known for his unique style combining watercolor and detailed collage. He is a four-time Caldecott Honor recipient for Trombone Shorty, Dave the Potter, Martin's Big Words, and Rosa. His books have won many other awards as well, including six Coretta Scott King Illustrator Awards. His recent books include By and By, Thurgood, The Five O'Clock Band, and Between the Lines. He lives in New York with his family.