Box : Henry Brown mails himself to freedom / Carole Boston Weatherford ; illustrated by Michele Wood.
| Author/creator | Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956- author. |
| Other author | Wood, Michele illustrator. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication | Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2020. |
| Copyright Date | ©2020 |
| Description | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 28 cm |
| Subjects |
| Abstract | Henry Brown wrote that long before he came to be know 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. |
| General note | A Junior Library Guild Selection |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Interest grade level | Grades 4-12 |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| Genre/form | Picture books. |
| Genre/form | Poetry. |
| Genre/form | Creative nonfiction. |
| ISBN | 9780763691561 |
| ISBN | 0763691569 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | TRC Biographies | B B8133WE | ✔ Available | Place Hold |
| Joyner | TRC Biographies | B B8133WE | ✔ Available | Place Hold |