Box : Henry Brown mails himself to freedom
(Picture Book)
Contributors
Wood, Michele, illustrator.
Published
Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2020.
ISBN
0763691569 (hardcover), 9780763691561 (hardcover)
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Addison Public Library - 1st Floor - Youth Books | jBIO 306.362 BROWN H. | On Shelf |
| Alsip-Merrionette Park Public Library District - Juvenile Easy Reader | JE CIVIL RIGHTS WEATHERFORD | On Shelf |
| Batavia Public Library District - Juvenile Biography | JB Brown, Henry Box | On Shelf |
| Bensenville SD#2 - Blackhawk Middle School - Nonfiction | 921 BROWN | On Shelf |
| Berwyn Public Library - Juvenile Stacks | JP REAL LIFE READS BROWN | On Shelf |
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Format
Picture Book
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 28 cm
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
MG
Level 5.3, 1 Points
Level 5.3, 1 Points
Notes
General Note
A Junior Library Guild Selection
Bibliography
Includes bibliographic references.
Description
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 from of the Underground Railroad. Escape! Celebrated poet Carole Boston Weatherford powerfully narrates Henry Brown's story of how he came to ship himself in a box from slavery to freedom.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.3 0.5 509048.
Awards
Newbery Honor, 2021.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (Style Guide)
Weatherford, C. B., & Wood, M. (2020). Box: Henry Brown mails himself to freedom. (First edition). Candlewick Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956- and Michele, Wood. 2020. Box: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom. Candlewick Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956- and Michele, Wood. Box: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom. Candlewick Press, 2020.
UCL Harvard Citation (Style Guide)Weatherford, C. B. and Wood, M. (2020). Box: henry brown mails himself to freedom. First edn Somerville, Mass.: Candlewick Press.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (Style Guide)Weatherford, Carole Boston, and Michele Wood. Box: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom. First edition, Candlewick Press, 2020.
Note: Citations contain only title, author, edition, and publisher. Only UCL Harvard citations contain the year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of May 2025.
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