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Bibliographic Information (APA): Author last name, First initial. (Year published). Title in italics. Illus. Illustrator First Name Last Name. City published, State published: Publisher.

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Sunday, March 25, 2012

Henry's Freedom Box

Bibliographic Information: Levine, E. (2007) Henry's Freedom Box. Illus. Kadir Nelson. New York: Scholastic Press

Annotation: This story is about Henry Brown and his journey from being a slave as a child to freedom as an adult. Henry was seperated from his family and sent away to work. Henry got married and had three children. The same thing happened to them, his wife and children were sold. Henry tried to think of the happy times. With help, Henry decided he was going to be free. He was sent to the north in a crate and became a free man.

Genre: Picturebook, Historical Fiction

Grade Level: 2-5

Readers who will like this book: Teachers teaching about slavery and children interested in history

Response/Rating: I thought this was a good informational book. It is sad but important to learning about slavery. The illustrations are bold, strong pictures that really enhance the reading. 4

Classroom questions: Do you know what slavery is? Have you heard of the underground railroad?
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