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Box : Henry Brown mails himself to freedom / Carole Boston Weatherford ; illustrated by Michele Wood.
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 form of the Underground Railroad. Escape! Celebrated poet Carole Boston Weatherford powerfully narrates Henry Brown's story of how he came to ship himself in a box from slavery to freedom.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780763691561 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 0763691569 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 28 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2020.
- Copyright: 2020
Content descriptions
| General Note: | A Junior Library Guild Selection |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographic references. |
| Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader MG 5.3 0.5 0.5 509048 |
| Awards Note: | Newbery Honor book, 2021. |
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| Genre: | Picture books. |
Available copies
- 3 of 3 copies available at Lehigh Valley Library System.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Allentown Public Library System. (Show)
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- 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allentown Public Library | J B BROWN, H. (Text) | 34455006799635 | Juv Biography | Available | - |
| Bethlehem Main Library | jB (BROWN) (Text) | 33062009317588 | Juv Biography | Available | - |
| Easton Main Library | JUV BROWN (Text) | 31901004472983 | Juv Biography | Available | - |
