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

December 29, 2019 admin

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. … Google Books

Originally published: 2007

Author: Ellen Levine

Illustrator: Kadir Nelson

Genres: Children’s literature, Picture book, Historical Fiction

Awards: Caldecott Medal

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