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Henry's Freedom Box by Ellen Levine (2007, Hardcover) **BRAND NEW**
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Item specifics
- Condition
- CD Grading
- Good
- Signed By
- N/A
- Signed
- No
- Book Series
- Historical
- Ex Libris
- No
- Case Condition
- Good
- Narrative Type
- Fiction
- Original Language
- English
- Inlay Condition
- Good
- Intended Audience
- Ages 2-3, Ages 4-8, Ages 9-12, Young Adults, Adults
- Inscribed
- No
- Edition
- First Edition
- Personalize
- No
- Type
- FixedPrice
- Personalized
- No
- Features
- Dust Jacket, Illustrated
- Country of Origin
- United States
- ISBN
- 9780439777339
- Book Title
- Henry's Freedom Box
- Publisher
- Scholastic, Incorporated
- Item Length
- 11.3 in
- Publication Year
- 2007
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes, Nelson, Kadir
- Item Height
- 0.4 in
- Genre
- Juvenile Fiction
- Topic
- Historical / General, People & Places / United States / African American, General, Historical / United States / 19th Century, Historical / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), Social Themes / Prejudice & Racism
- Item Weight
- 17.2 Oz
- Item Width
- 9.4 in
- Number of Pages
- 40 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Scholastic, Incorporated
ISBN-10
043977733X
ISBN-13
9780439777339
eBay Product ID (ePID)
8038314219
Product Key Features
Book Title
Henry's Freedom Box
Number of Pages
40 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Historical / General, People & Places / United States / African American, General, Historical / United States / 19th Century, Historical / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), Social Themes / Prejudice & Racism
Publication Year
2007
Illustrator
Yes, Nelson, Kadir
Genre
Juvenile Fiction
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.4 in
Item Weight
17.2 Oz
Item Length
11.3 in
Item Width
9.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Juvenile Audience
LCCN
2006-009487
Reviews
Kirkus Starred Nelson's powerful portraits add a majestic element to Levine's history-based tale of Henry "Box" Brown, a slave who escaped by having himself mailed to freedom in a crate. Depicted as a solemn boy with an arresting gaze on the cover, Henry displays riveting presence in every successive scene, as he grows from child to adult, marries and is impelled to make his escape after seeing his beloved wife and children sold to slaveowners. Related in measured, sonorous prose that makes a perfect match for the art, this is a story of pride and ingenuity that will leave readers profoundly moved, especially those who may have been tantalized by the entry on Brown in Virginia Hamilton's Many Thousand Gone: African Americans from Slavery to Freedom (1993). (afterword, reading list) (Picture book. 8-10), Kirkus StarredNelson's powerful portraits add a majestic element to Levine's history-based tale of Henry "Box"Brown, a slave who escaped by having himself mailed to freedom in a crate. Depicted as a solemn boywith an arresting gaze on the cover, Henry displays riveting presence in every successive scene, as hegrows from child to adult, marries and is impelled to make his escape after seeing his beloved wife andchildren sold to slaveowners. Related in measured, sonorous prose that makes a perfect match for the art,this is a story of pride and ingenuity that will leave readers profoundly moved, especially those who mayhave been tantalized by the entry on Brown in Virginia Hamilton's Many Thousand Gone: AfricanAmericans from Slavery to Freedom (1993). (afterword, reading list) (Picture book. 8-10)
Grade From
Preschool
Number of Volumes
1 vol.
Grade To
Third Grade
Synopsis
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. When Henry grows up and marries, he is again devastated when his family is sold at the slave market. Then one day, as he lifts a crate at the warehouse, he knows exactly what he must do: He will mail himself to the North. After an arduous journey in the crate, Henry finally has a birthday -- his first day of freedom., 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 grows up and marries, but he is again devastated when his family is sold at the slave market. Then one day, as he lifts a crate at the warehouse, he knows exactly what he must do: He will mail himself to the North. After an arduous journey in the crate, Henry finally has a birthday -- his first day of freedom., 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 grows up and marries, but he is again devastated when his family is sold at the slave market. Then one day, as he lifts a crate at the warehouse, he knows exactly what he must do: He will mail himself to the North. After an arduous journey in the crate, Henry finally has a birthday -- his first day of freedom.
LC Classification Number
PZ7.L57833Hen 2007
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A great children's story !
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Historical Fiction; GREAT book.
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Great book for Black History Month.
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- b***. (48)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseThanks 2 This Seller 4 Delivering An Item Exactly As It Was Pictured, & Described 2 B N. I Was Concerned At 1st, When Finding The Package N My Mail Box, As I Heard It Rattle, So, Not 2 Agrivate It Any Further, I Was Very Careful Upon Opening It, As I Found That The DVD Was Loose, & Not On The Hub Within The DVD Case. From My Past Xperiences, This Is Usually A Bad Sign, As The DVD's R Usually Scratched, But Luckily, This 1 Still Arrived N Xcellent Cond. I Highly Recommend This 'Saved' Seller! 👍Robocop (DVD, 1998, Criterion Collection - OUT OF PRINT) w/ Manual *LIKE NEW* (#257003342058)
- a***t (794)- Feedback left by buyer.Past yearVerified purchaseShipping: Shipped the day of the sale; arrived in 5 days in my city, but then the post office sent my package to Colorado. It took another 10 days to get delivered. Packaging: as expected As described: described as NEW. The books do look NEW until you at the page edges which are tanned to almost yellow. Books were probably never read, but they probably sat in sunlight for a long time. Value: Despite yellow-tan page edges, these books were a great value.Lot Of 4 Inspector Maigret Novels (Trade PB) by Georges Simenon - BRAND NEW! (#256759728931)
- s***3 (554)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseItem arrived in good condition and matched the description accurately. Shipping was timely and packaging was appropriate. No issues with the transaction — everything went smoothly. Would purchase from this seller again.Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea by Yukio Mishima (1994, Paperback) *LN* (#256968098396)