Box : Henry Brown mails himself to freedom / Carole Boston Weatherford ; illustrated by Michele Wood.
"'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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781662255540
- ISBN: 1662255543
- Physical Description: 1 audio-enabled book (1 volume (unpaged)) : color illustrations ; 24 x 28 cm
- Edition: Wonderbook.
- Publisher: Solon, Ohio : Findaway World, LLC, [2020]
Content descriptions
General Note: | Release date supplied by publisher. Print book published: Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2020. Audiobook originally released by Dreamscape Media. Issued as a Wonderbook, a pre-loaded audiobook player permanently attached to a hardcover book. Powered by a rechargeable battery ; USB charger required for recharging. Audiobook player has 2 modes. Read-Along mode narrates the story. Learning mode asks questions related to the story. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Read by Dion Graham. |
Target Audience Note: | Grades K-3. |
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Genre: | Audiobooks. Biographies. Children's audiobooks. Juvenile works. Poetry. Children's audiobooks. Biographies. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Evergreen Indiana.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Hussey-Mayfield Mem. PL - Zionsville | RA j B BROWN WEATHERFORD (Text) | 33946003473019 | Juvenile Read-Along Books | Available | - |