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Henry's freedom box  Cover Image Book Book

Henry's freedom box / by Ellen Levine ; illustrated by Kadir Nelson.

Levine, Ellen. (Author). Nelson, Kadir, (illustrator.).

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 043977733X
  • ISBN: 9780439777339
  • ISBN: 9781428721920
  • ISBN: 1428721924
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Scholastic Press, 2007.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Publisher, publishing date and paging may vary.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Citation/References Note:
BL 2/1/07
KR 12/1/06
Target Audience Note:
AD490L Lexile
Decoding demand: 66 (high) Semantic demand: 73 (high) Syntactic demand: 57 (medium) Structure demand: 85 (very high) Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR LG 3 0.5 113369.
Subject: Slavery > Juvenile fiction.
African Americans > Juvenile fiction.
Underground Railroad > Juvenile fiction.

Available copies

  • 54 of 57 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Rolla Public.

Holds

  • 2 current holds with 57 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Rolla Public Library E LEV (Text) 38256101418618 Caldecott Award Available -


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