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Synopsis
A fictionalized account of how in 1849 a Virginia slave, Henry "Box" Brown, escapes to freedom by shipping himself in a wooden crate from Richmond to Philadelphia., The sad and happy story of Henry "Box" Brown, a slave who escaped from Virginia to Philadelphia through the mail in the mid-19th century, is told with care in this intense picture book. Accompanied by lustrous, glowing paintings by Kadir Nelson, this is a 2008 Caldecott Honor Book., The sad and happy story of Henry "Box" Brown, a slave who escaped from Virginia to Philadelphia through the mail in the mid-19th century, is told with care in this intense picture book. Accompanied by the lustrous, glowing paintings by Kadir Nelson.
| Size | | Length: | 40 pages | | Height: | 11.0 in | | Width: | 9.3 in | | Thickness: | 0.2 in | | Weight: | 16.6 oz |
Industry Reviews
"Levine and Nelson' collaboration is well suited to primary-grade listeners, from the plainspoken text...to the dramatic images..."
(04/01/2007)
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