Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story From The Underground Railroad

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Synopsis
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.

Winner of the Caldecott Honor

Copyright:
2007

Book Details

Book Quality:
Excellent
Book Size:
40 Pages
ISBN-13:
9780439777339
Publisher:
Scholastic, Incorporated
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Ellen Levine, Kadir Nelson
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
Yes
Categories:
History, Children's Books, Literature and Fiction
Grade Levels:
First grade, Second grade, Third grade, Fourth grade, Fifth grade
Submitted By:
Kathy Swartz
Proofread By:
N/A
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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