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

Author
Levine, Ellen [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
1st ed.
Published/​Created
New York : Scholastic Press, ©2007.
Description
40 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm

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Subject(s)
Illustrator
Library of Congress genre(s)
Rare books genre
Summary note
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.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (colophon).
Awards
  • Caldecott Honor Book, 2008
  • A Junior Library Guild selection.
  • Notable Books for a Global Society, 2008
Binding note
Pub. color-printed pictorial boards with matching dust jacket and copper endpapers.
ISBN
  • 043977733X ((reinforced))
  • 9780439777339 ((reinforced))
  • 9780545105606
  • 0545105609
  • 9781448773329 ((Paw Prints))
  • 1448773326 ((Paw Prints))
  • 9780439928786
  • 0439928788
  • 9781428721920
  • 1428721924
LCCN
2006009487
OCLC
65207060
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