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Scholastic Press, 2007-01-01

Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad

Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad

Ellen Levine, Author

Kadir Nelson, Illustrator

Hardcover

9780439777339

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In this powerful story, Levine weaves together the extraordinary events in the life of Henry "Box" Brown, who as a young boy hid in a wooden crate in one of the most amazing escapes using the Underground Railroad. Full color.
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A moving portrayal of courage and resilience, this story honors one man’s quest for freedom with poetic language that invites readers to reflect on hope and determination in the face of injustice.

Keywords and Themes: African American & Black • Courage • Determination • Freedom • Historical • History • Hope • Inspiration • Justice • Juvenile Fiction • Perseverance • Poetry • Prejudice & Racism • Resilience • Social Themes • United States - 19th Century

Readability • 2.7

Age Range • 4-8

Pages • 40

Subjects • Brown • Henry Box • Underground Railroad • Slavery • African Americans

Categories • Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 19th Century • Juvenile Fiction | African American & Black • Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Prejudice & Racism

A stirring, dramatic story of a slave who mails himself to freedom by a Jane Addams Peace Award-winning author and a Coretta Scott King Award-winning artist.

Henry Brown doesn't know how old he is. Nobody keeps records of slaves' birthdays. All the time he dreams about freedom, but that dream seems farther away than ever when he is torn from his family and put to work in a warehouse. Henry grows up and marries, but he is again devastated when his family is sold at the slave market. Then one day, as he lifts a crate at the warehouse, he knows exactly what he must do: He will mail himself to the North. After an arduous journey in the crate, Henry finally has a birthday -- his first day of freedom.
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