Carole Boston Weatherford

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Box: Henry Brown Mails Himself to FreedomPaperback, 20 September 2022

Box: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom
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Reading Age
Ages: 10
Grade Levels
5
Print Length
56 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Candlewick Press (MA)
Date Published
20 Sep 2022
ISBN-10
1536227757
ISBN-13
9781536227758

Description

A 2021 Newbery Honor Book

In a moving, lyrical tale about the cost and fragility of freedom, a New York Times best-selling author and an acclaimed artist follow the life of a man who courageously shipped himself out of slavery.

What have I to fear?
My master broke every promise to me.
I lost my beloved wife and our dear children.
All, sold South. Neither my time nor my body is mine.
The breath of life is all I have to lose.
And bondage is suffocating me.

Henry Brown wrote that long before he came to be known 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!

In stanzas of six lines each, each line representing one side of a box, celebrated poet Carole Boston Weatherford powerfully narrates Henry Brown's story of how he came to send himself in a box from slavery to freedom. Strikingly illustrated in rich hues and patterns by artist Michele Wood, Box is augmented with historical records and an introductory excerpt from Henry's own writing as well as a time line, notes from the author and illustrator, and a bibliography.

Product Details

Audience:
Ages: 10
Author:
Carole Boston Weatherford
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
CN
Date Published:
20 September 2022
Dimensions:
22.99 x 27.1 x 0.53 cm
Educational Level:
Grade Levels: 5
Genre:
African American
Illustrator:
ISBN-10:
1536227757
ISBN-13:
9781536227758
Language:
English
Pages:
56
Weight:
308.44 gm

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