| Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad Contributor(s): Levine, Ellen (Author), Nelson, Kadir (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 043977733X ISBN-13: 9780439777339 Publisher: Scholastic Press
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover Published: January 2007 Annotation: 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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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 19th Century - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - African-american - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 2006009487 |
| Age Level: 4-8 |
| Grade Level: PreK-3 |
| Lexile Measure: 490 AD (Adult Directed Text) |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 9.3" W x 11" (1.10 lbs) 40 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1800-1850 - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Geographic Orientation - Virginia - Locality - Richmond-Petersburg, Virginia - Geographic Orientation - Pennsylvania - Locality - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian |
| Awards: North Carolina Children's Book Award, Nominee, Picture Book, 2009 Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award, Winner, Grades 3-6, 2010 Virginia Readers Choice Award, Nominee, Elementary, 2009 Golden Sower Award, Nominee, Primary, 2010 South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award, Nominee, Picture Book, 2008 Red Clover Award, Nominee, Picture Book, 2009 Keystone to Reading Book Award, Nominee, Primary, 2008 Black-Eyed Susan Award, Nominee, Picture Book, 2007 Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens, Recommended, Seven to Ten, 2008 Volunteer State Book Awards, Nominee, Grades K-3, 2010 Colorado Children's Book Award, Nominee, Picture Book, 2009 Delaware Diamonds Award, Nominee, Grades K-2, 2007 West Virginia Children's Book Award, Second Place, Children's, 2009 Buckaroo Book Award, Nominee, Children's, 2008 Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award, Nominee, Grades K-3, 2009 Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award, Nominee, Grades 3-5, 2010 Caldecott Medal, Honor Book, Picture Book, 2008 California Young Reader Medal, Winner, Picture Bk/Older Reader, 2012 |
| Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 12/01/2006 pg. 1223 Publishers Weekly 01/01/2007 pg. 49 Booklist 02/01/2007 pg. 59 Black Issues Book Review 01/01/2007 pg. 32 School Library Journal 03/01/2007 pg. 176 Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2007 pg. 186 Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2007 pg. 308 - Superior,Well Above Average Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2008 pg. 16 |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 113369 Reading Level: 3.0 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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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