Box : Henry Brown mails himself to freedom

The Resource Box : Henry Brown mails himself to freedom
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Box : Henry Brown mails himself to freedom
Title remainder
Henry Brown mails himself to freedom
Statement of responsibility
Carole Boston Weatherford ; illustrated by Michele Wood
Title variation
Henry Brown mails himself to freedom
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Language
eng
Summary
Henry Brown wrote that long before he came to be known as "Box," he "entered the world a slave." He was put to work as a child and passed down from one generation to the next - as property. When he was an adult, his wife and children were sold away from him out of spite. Henry Brown watched as his family left, bound in chains, headed to the deeper South. What more could be taken from him? But then hope - and help - came in the from of the Underground Railroad. Escape! The author, in poems, narrates Henry Brown's story of how he came to ship himself in a box from slavery to freedom
Awards note
Newbery Honor, 2021
Biography type
contains biographical information
Cataloging source
YDX
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Intended audience
  • Age 10 & up
  • Grade 5 & up
Intended audience source
  • Candlewick Press
  • Candlewick Press
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
Target audience
juvenile
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