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| Genre/Form: | Juvenile fiction Fiction |
|---|---|
| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Levine, Ellen. Henry's freedom box. New York : Scholastic Press, c2007 (OCoLC)607907669 |
| Named Person: | Henry Box Brown; Henry Box Brown |
| Material Type: | Fiction, Primary school |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Ellen Levine; Kadir Nelson |
| ISBN: | 043977733X 9780439777339 9780545105606 0545105609 |
| OCLC Number: | 65207060 |
| Notes: | Art techniques used: Layers of pencil, watercolor and oil paint in rich double page layouts. |
| Awards: | A Junior Library Guild selection. Caldecott Honor, 2008. Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2008. |
| Description: | [40] p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm. |
| Responsibility: | by Ellen Levine ; illustrated by Kadir Nelson. |
Abstract:
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.
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