The Resource Henry's freedom box, by Ellen Levine ; illustrated by Kadir Nelson
Henry's freedom box, by Ellen Levine ; illustrated by Kadir Nelson
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The item Henry's freedom box, by Ellen Levine ; illustrated by Kadir Nelson represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Westfield Washington Public Library.
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- Summary
- 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
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 40 unnumbered pages
- Isbn
- 9780439777339
- Label
- Henry's freedom box
- Title
- Henry's freedom box
- Statement of responsibility
- by Ellen Levine ; illustrated by Kadir Nelson
- Title variation
- True story from the Underground Railroad
- Subject
-
- trueAfrican Americans
- African Americans -- Fiction
- African Americans -- Juvenile fiction
- trueBiographical fiction
- Brown, Henry Box, 1815 or 1816- -- Fiction
- trueBrown, Henry Box, b. 1816
- trueCourage
- trueEscapes
- trueFreed slaves
- trueFreedom
- Historical fiction
- Historical fiction
- Historical fiction
- truePicture books for children
- trueRacism -- United States
- Slavery -- Fiction
- Slavery -- Juvenile fiction
- trueSlavery -- United States
- trueSlaves -- United States
- trueUnderground Railroad
- Underground Railroad -- Fiction
- Underground Railroad -- Juvenile fiction
- trueUnited States -- History -- 19th century
- Brown, Henry Box, 1815 or 1816- -- Juvenile fiction
- true19th century -- 1801 -- 1900
- trueAfrican American men
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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
- Summary
- 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
- Award
-
- ALA Notable Children's Book, 2008
- Booklist Editors’ Choice: Books for Youth, 2007
- California Young Reader Medal, Picture Books for Older Readers, 2012.
- Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Awards, Grades 3-6, 2010.
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 157293
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- Citation source
-
- Book Links (A.L.A.)
- Publisher's Weekly
- Kirkus Starred
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Levine, Ellen
- Dewey number
-
- [E]
- [Fic]
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- Intended audience
-
- 2.2
- K-3
- AD 380
- Intended audience source
-
- Follett Library Resources
- Follett Library Resources
- Lexile
- LC call number
- PZ7.L57833
- LC item number
- Hen 2007
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/lexile
- 490
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel
-
- 2
- 5
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Nelson, Kadir
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Brown, Henry Box
- Slavery
- African Americans
- Underground Railroad
- Brown, Henry Box
- Slavery
- African Americans
- Underground Railroad
- Historical fiction
- Brown, Henry Box
- Slavery
- African Americans
- Underground Railroad
- Target audience
- primary
- Label
- Henry's freedom box, by Ellen Levine ; illustrated by Kadir Nelson
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 14332290
- Dimensions
- 29 cm
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 40 unnumbered pages
- Isbn
- 9780439777339
- Isbn Type
- (hc.)
- Lccn
- 2006009487
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- color illustrations
- System control number
-
- (PPL)E3B1434E08FF4B2E9B6770BAEDD31262
- (IMchF)fol11123665
- Label
- Henry's freedom box, by Ellen Levine ; illustrated by Kadir Nelson
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 14332290
- Dimensions
- 29 cm
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 40 unnumbered pages
- Isbn
- 9780439777339
- Isbn Type
- (hc.)
- Lccn
- 2006009487
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- color illustrations
- System control number
-
- (PPL)E3B1434E08FF4B2E9B6770BAEDD31262
- (IMchF)fol11123665
Subject
- trueAfrican Americans
- African Americans -- Fiction
- African Americans -- Juvenile fiction
- trueBiographical fiction
- Brown, Henry Box, 1815 or 1816- -- Fiction
- trueBrown, Henry Box, b. 1816
- trueCourage
- trueEscapes
- trueFreed slaves
- trueFreedom
- Historical fiction
- Historical fiction
- Historical fiction
- truePicture books for children
- trueRacism -- United States
- Slavery -- Fiction
- Slavery -- Juvenile fiction
- trueSlavery -- United States
- trueSlaves -- United States
- trueUnderground Railroad
- Underground Railroad -- Fiction
- Underground Railroad -- Juvenile fiction
- trueUnited States -- History -- 19th century
- Brown, Henry Box, 1815 or 1816- -- Juvenile fiction
- true19th century -- 1801 -- 1900
- trueAfrican American men
Genre
- Fiction
- Juvenile fiction
- trueHistorical fiction
- truePicture books for children
- trueBiographical fiction
Included in
- trueCalifornia Young Reader Medal: Picture Books for Older Readers
- trueBooklist Editors' Choice - Books for Youth - Young Readers Category: 2007
- trueCharacter Education: Courage : Fiction and Nonfiction for Grades K-2
- truePicture Books to Introduce Slavery, 1619 -- 1865
- truePennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Awards: Grades 3-6
- trueALA Notable Children's Books - Middle Readers Category: 2008
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- Award
- ALA Notable Children's Book, 2008
- Award
- Booklist Editors’ Choice: Books for Youth, 2007
- Award
- California Young Reader Medal, Picture Books for Older Readers, 2012.
- Award
- Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Awards, Grades 3-6, 2010.
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