Black Hands, White Sails
by McKissack, Pat
Coretta Scott King Award/HonorsBiographies/AutobiographiesMisc./OtherMisc./Other HistoryBlack PeopleGrade 8Canadian Children's Book Centre8
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AR Book Level
8.0
AR Points
5
Word Count
28,164
Interest Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Genre
Nonfiction
AR Quiz #
34760 EN
About this book
This is a history of African-American whalers between 1730 and 1880, describing their contribution to the whaling industry and their role in the abolition movement. The coauthor is Frederick McKissack.