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Freedom Song
Freedom Song: The Story of Henry "Box" Brown | Sally M. Walker
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Henry Box Browns ingenious escape from slavery is celebrated for its daring and originality. Throughout his life, Henry was fortified by music, family, and a dream of freedom. When he seemed to lose everything, he forged these elements into the song that sustained him through the careful planning and execution of his perilous journey to the North. Honoring Henrys determination and courage, Sibert Medalwinning author Sally M. Walker weaves a lyrical, moving story of the human spirit. And in nuanced illustrations, Sean Qualls captures the moments of strength, despair, and gratitude that highlight the remarkable story of a man determined to be free.
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Laura.S
Laura.S
Freedom Song: The Story of Henry "Box" Brown | Sally M. Walker
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This biography (B) is about a boy named Henry Brown who goes through many hardships throughout his life as a black slave. He always seems to find a song to sing in these rough times. He loses much of his family throughout the slave trade but comes up with a plan to mail himself in a box to get to a free state. Will he make it? #UCFLAE3414SP18

Laura.S I would use this as an author study because Sally Walker has written other biographies which would be great for students to research. Https://www.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?a=1&aid=8978&a2=1 the link takes you to a page about the author and her books. This page also has resources to use with those books. UDL 9.2, facilitate personal coping skills and strategies aligns because Henry uses his “freedom song” as a coping skill during the hard times. 6y
Laura.S EL 13- use preview activities would be great to introduce slavery and that period of time before reading. This way students would know why African Americans were being sold/traded as slaves. 6y
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Alisoncavicchi
Alisoncavicchi
Freedom Song: The Story of Henry "Box" Brown | Sally M. Walker
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This 2013 Irma Black award winner tells the story of Henry "Box" Brown and his brave journey to escape slavery. The biographical picture book addresses the topic of slavery in a way that is appropriate for younger readers. This would be a great read-aloud for a social studies lesson, and can be integrated in with this Underground Railroad expedition: http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/underground_railroad/index.htm #UCFLAE3414sp17

DrSpalding The scholastic resource is excellent. I like that you are thinking about integrating literature and social studies content. Well done! 7y
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