Box : Henry Brown mails himself to freedom
(Wonderbook)
Contributors
Wood, Michele, illustrator.
Graham, Dion, narrator.
Published
Solon, Ohio : Findaway World, LLC, [2020]
ISBN
9781662255540 (Wonderbook), 1662255543
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - Kids Easy Audiobooks | E AUDIO WEATHERF | On Shelf |
| St. Charles Public Library District - Youth Services Picture Book | PB READ-ALONG WEATHERFORD | Checked out |
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Subjects
LC Subjects
African Americans -- Virginia -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Brown, Henry Box, 1815 or 1816- -- Poetry -- Juvenile literature.
Children's audiobooks.
Fugitive slaves -- Virginia -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Picture books.
Poetry.
Slavery -- Poetry -- Juvenile literature.
Sound recordings.
Underground Railroad -- Poetry -- Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Brown, Henry Box, 1815 or 1816- -- Poetry -- Juvenile literature.
Children's audiobooks.
Fugitive slaves -- Virginia -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Picture books.
Poetry.
Slavery -- Poetry -- Juvenile literature.
Sound recordings.
Underground Railroad -- Poetry -- Juvenile literature.
More Details
Format
Wonderbook
Physical Desc
1 audio-enabled book (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
Print book published: Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2020.
General Note
Audiobook originally released by Dreamscape Media.
General Note
This audio-enabled WONDERBOOK has an audio reader with complete narration permanently attached inside the front cover. This unique new book format delivers a complete audio narration directly from the printed book. Simply open the book, push the PLAY button and listen from beginning to end.
General Note
Audio media player, permanently affixed to inside front cover of book, includes built-in speaker, earphone jack, and rechargeable battery.
General Note
Powered by a rechargeable battery; USB charger required for recharging.
General Note
Audiobook player has 2 modes. Read-Along mode narrates the story. Learning mode asks questions related to the story.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Participants/Performers
[Read by Dion Graham.]
Description
"'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."-- Provided by publisher
Local note
OTHER AUDIO
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (Style Guide)
Weatherford, C. B., Wood, M., & Graham, D. (2020). Box: Henry Brown mails himself to freedom. Findaway World, LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956-, Michele, Wood and Dion, Graham. 2020. Box: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom. Findaway World, LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956-, Michele, Wood and Dion, Graham. Box: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom. Findaway World, LLC, 2020.
UCL Harvard Citation (Style Guide)Weatherford, C. B., Wood, M. and Graham, D. (2020). Box: henry brown mails himself to freedom. Solon, Ohio: Findaway World, LLC.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (Style Guide)Weatherford, Carole Boston, Michele Wood, and Dion Graham. Box: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom. Findaway World, LLC, 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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