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Summary:

"Long before he came to be known as Box, Henry Brown wrote that he 'entered the world a slave.' Since childhood he was treated as property; as an adult, his wife and children were spitefully sold deeper South - away from him. What more could be taken from him? But then hope came in the form of the Underground Railroad. In stanzas of six lines, each line representing one side of a box, celebrated poet Carole Boston Weatherford powerfully narrates Henry Brown's story of how he came to deliver himself from slavery in a box. Strikingly illustrated in rich hues by artist Michele Wood, this 2021 Newbery Honor Book is augmented with historical records and an introductory excerpt from Henry's own writing, as well as a timeline, notes from the author and illustrator, and a bibliography"-- [Provided by publisher]

Author/Creator:

Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956- , author

Contributors:

Wood, Michele , illustrator

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Box: Henry Brown mails himself to freedom [by Weatherford, C.B.]

Subjects:

Brown, Henry Box, 1815 or 1816- — Poetry

Brown, Henry Box, 1815 or 1816- — Juvenile literature

Fugitive slaves — United States — Juvenile poetry

Fugitive slaves — United States — Biography

African American abolitionists — Juvenile poetry

Slavery — Juvenile poetry

Underground Railroad — Juvenile poetry

Enslaved persons — United States — Juvenile literature

Brown, Henry Box, 1815 or 1816-

Fugitive slaves

African American abolitionists

Slavery

Underground Railroad

Enslaved persons

United States

Genres:

Poetry

Biographies

Picture books

Juvenile works

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.
Newbery Honor Book, 2021

Audience:

Children
Ages: 10 and up.

Physical Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 28 cm

Physical Characteristics:

illustration

Call Numbers:

J921 B878we

ISBNs:

1536227757 (paperback)
9781536227758 (paperback)

OCLC Numbers:

1294283458