Henry's Freedom Box- A True Story from The Underground Railroad by Ellen Levine

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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.

  • Product Features

    • Suggested age range- 5-8 Years
    • Format- Hardcover
    • Dimensions- 9. 1" W x 11" H x 0. 5" D
    • Genre- Biography
    • Publisher- Scholastic, Inc. , Publication date- 01-01-2007
    • Page count- 40
    • ISBN- 9780439777339

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4 years ago
from Lake Villa, IL

Excellent for Kids and Adults

A true example of history that children can understand. I read this book to my Special Needs Students. Curiosity got the best of all of us so we researched Henry Box Brown to learn more about him and slavery.

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