- Published: New York : Scholastic Press, c2007.
- Year Published: 2007
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Description: [40] p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
- Language: English
- Format: Book
Reading Level
- Lexile: 380
ISBN/Standard Number
- 043977733X (reinforced)
- 9780439777339 (reinforced)
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Subjects
- Brown, Henry Box, -- b. 1816 -- Fiction.
- Slavery -- Fiction.
- African Americans -- Fiction.
- Underground Railroad -- Fiction.
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- Nominees for the Caldecott Medal
- History in Picture Books - African-American stories
- Picture Books On United States History
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ellen levine african americans Oprah: 6 - 9 yrs african american history undgerground railroad black studies underground railroad kadir nelson ALA Notable Children's Books 2008 slavery caldecott honor book henry box brown
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Call number: J Fiction , R Caldecott Honor 2008
Available Copies: Downtown Youth, Malletts Youth, Pittsfield Youth, Traverwood Youth
Additional Details
"A true story from the Underground Railroad" -- cover.
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.
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