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Henry's freedom box by Ellen Levine ; illustrated by Kadir Nelson
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks PZ 7 .L48 2007
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Levine, Ellen.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Brown, Henry Box, b. 1816--Juvenile fiction.
- Brown, Henry Box.
- Slavery--Juvenile fiction.
- Slavery.
- African Americans--Juvenile fiction.
- African Americans.
- Underground Railroad--Juvenile fiction.
- Underground Railroad.
- Brown, Henry Box, b. 1816--Fiction.
- Slavery--Fiction.
- African Americans--Fiction.
- Underground Railroad--Fiction.
- Physical Description:
- [40] p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Scholastic Press, 2007.
- Summary:
- A fictionalized account of how in 1849 a Virginia slave, Henry "Box" Brown, escapes to freedom by shipping himself in a wooden crate from Richmond to Philadelphia.
- Participant:
- CD narrated by Jerry Dixon.
- Notes:
- Art techniques used: Layers of pencil, watercolor and oil paint in rich double page layouts.
- A Junior Library Guild selection.
- Caldecott Honor, 2008.
- Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2008.
- Includes bibliographical references (colophon).
- Local Notes:
- The HSP Pedagogical Collection
- The Balch Ethnic Studies Collection.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Levine, Ellen. Henry's freedom box.
- ISBN:
- 043977733X (reinforced)
- 9780439777339 (reinforced)
- 9780545105606
- 0545105609
- OCLC:
- 65207060
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