Name: The Great Explorer of Mammoth Cave : a Graphic Novel Biography of Stephen Bishop (Barrier Breakers)
Author: Pryor, Shawn
ISBN: [978-1-66906-194-6,1-66906-194-9]

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The Great Explorer of Mammoth Cave : a Graphic Novel Biography of Stephen Bishop (Barrier Breakers)

Author: Pryor, Shawn

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Follett Number: 2130SD9
Audience: Upper Elementary
Publisher: Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint, 2024
Format: 32 pages : chiefly illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.
ISBN-13: 978-1-66906-194-6
ISBN-10: 1-66906-194-9
LCCN: 2023-019150
Dewey: 976.9
Classifications: Biography; Nonfiction

Subjects:

African American Explorers Cartoons and Comics

African Americans Biography Cartoons and Comics

Biographical Comics

Bishop, Stephen, 1821?-1857 Cartoons and Comics

Cartoons and Comics

Caving Kentucky Mammoth Cave Cartoons and Comics

Comics (Graphic Works)

Creative Nonfiction

Enslaved Persons Cartoons and Comics

Explorers Cartoons and Comics

Mammoth Cave (Ky.) History Cartoons and Comics

Nonfiction Comics

Spelunkers Cartoons and Comics

Includes bibliographical references (page 31). "Mammoth Cave, a National Park in Brownsville, Kentucky, is the world's largest cavern with more than 400 miles of cavern space. The first to explore the cave was an enslaved Black man, Stephen Bishop. With bravery and a curious mind, Bishop became a popular tour guide and mapped out the extensive caverns, all while remaining enslaved. Learn about this respected explorer's work in this . . . graphic novel"--Provided by publisher.

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Mammoth Cave, a National Park in Brownsville, Kentucky, is the world's largest cavern with more than 400 miles of cavern space. The first to explore the cave was an enslaved Black man, Stephen Bishop. With bravery and a curious mind, Bishop became a popular tour guide and mapped out the extensive caverns, all while remaining enslaved. Learn about this respected explorer's work in this inspiring graphic novel.

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