Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad

By Ellen Levine, Kadir Nelson (Illustrator)

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Inspired by an antique lithograph, Nelson has created dramatically luminous illustrations that portray Henry “Box” Brown's ingenious design to ship himself in a box from slavery to freedom.

Fiction, General Fiction
Randolph Caldecott Medal 2008 (Honor Title)
Age: Middle
Format: Book
ISBN: 9780545134552

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