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Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad

Book 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 ... More
Book Information
PublisherScholastic Press
BindingHardcover (10 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages40
ISBN-10B00D9T8XEY
Publication Date01/01/2007
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About Ellen Levine (Author) : Ellen Levine is a published author and an editor of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Ellen Levine include The Tree That Would Not Die, Up Close: Rachel Carson (... more
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About Kadir Nelson (Illustrator) : Kadir Nelson is a published author and an illustrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Kadir Nelson include Abe's Honest Words: The Life of Abraham Lincoln, Moses: When Harriet Tu... more
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10/29/2012 jasmine kowal said: this is a very very good book and i am going to read this to my class tomorrow its a really grate book

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5/21/2008 Marilyn Panton said: Going to check this out on Amazon. Sounds great.
tags: Inspired me

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2/19/2008 Feed My Sheep said: This is a very interesting book and I'm sure many of the slave children must have experienced this. We read many books on slavery but never have I read one on the feelings of a slave child. Interesting Work!
tags: I read

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7/18/2007 library grl tagged as: I recommend

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