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“But not the kind they imagine.“
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I would use this book to talk about slavery and what some slaves did to become free.
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I would use this book to talk about slavery and what some slaves did to become free.
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This book won a Caldecott medal in 2008. It is about a boy who is a slave and gets sold to a new owner. He meets a girl and has kids, but then the wife and kids get sold and Henry does not know what to do. He decides to mail himself to a place where he can be free and live his life.
This is a children's book about a young boy who is enslaved how is fight to escape and become free. It also is a story about the underground railroad. Henry fights for his freedom for a very long time, but is never able to get it. Until, one day he decides he is going to mail himself to freedom. The story follows Henry on his hard journey to freedom all while hiding in a small wooden box with little to no airways. This is a very moving book.
This is a story about a young boy who is enslaved and is fighting for his freedom. He decided the only way that he could get his freedom is if he mailed himself to America. Despite a very rough journey, he made it and was even able to celebrate his birthday. This book won the Caldecott Award. I highly recommend.
Henry's Freedom Box by Ellen and Kadir Nelson Levine is a children's book about “the Underground Railroad's most famous runaway slaves“ and Henry's great idea to help these enslaved escape in a creative way.
Henry's Freedom Box was written by Ellen Levine. This story is about a young boy named Henry who escapes to freedom through the underground railroad. Henry ships himself in a box in order to be free....
This would be a great story to use when discussing slavery, abolition, and the Underground Railroad. The emotions in this story are powerful and would give students an idea of how things used to be and even how injustice is still a problem today.
A touching, true story about Henry Brown and how he mailed himself to freedom. The story and illustrations draws the reader in and brings out the emotions of how heartbreaking Henry's story is. The author also gives information on Henry and what he did once he gained his freedom in the North.
Published: 2007
This is written based on the true story of an enslaved man who mailed himself to freedom after his family was split up. I actually read this book with 3rd graders and they all really liked the story and were able learn more about the Underground Railroad through it.
Awards: Caldecott Honor in 2008, American Library Association Notable Children's Book in 2008, National Council for Social Studies Notable Social Studies Book in 2008
This B., Caldecott Medal Award book, Henry's Freedom Box, is excellent to share with the students, because of its inspiring story. The book is about a man who was a slave and loses his family. Henry escapes slavery, by deciding to place himself on a shipping box to Philadelphia. Henry arrives in Philadelphia as a free man able to seek his family. This book encourages students to persevere in the midst of adversity.
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Henry‘s Freedom Box by Ellen Levine and illustrated by Kadir Nelson is a powerful HF B book for children. This Caldecott Award-winning book can also be used in a social studies lesson as it contains the true story of Henry and his journey in the underground railroad. The book follows Henry through his experiences in hopes to reach freedom. What does Henry‘s box have to do with his journey? You‘re going to have to read to find out. #ucflae3414su20
Henry‘s Freedom Box, is a wonderful HF book written by Ellen Levine, and illustrated by Kadir Nelson. This beautiful picture book is the winner of the Caldecott Medal. This real story will bring a tear to your eye as you listen to how slavery drove Henry to mail himself in a crate to freedom! Will it pay off for Henry, or will he continue a life of slavery forever? Read to find out! #ucflae3414su20
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Henry‘s Freedom Box is a Caldecott award-winning book about a man named Henry who grew up as a slave. Henry meets a woman who is also a slave named Nancy who he starts a family with. But one day, he is given the news that his family was sold at the slave market. What will Henry do next? Read this book to find out.
The genre is HF. This book would be best told as a story traditionally or digitally (S).
This HF book is about Henry, a slave, that is longing for freedom wants to mail himself to freedom. It‘s great for IR to have students figure out how they can connect this book to prior knowledge ( EL #4) (UDL 3.1). Students can activate their background knowledge of the Underground Railroad and slavery by doing the activities linked here . https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plans/teaching-content/henrys-freedom...
“Henry‘s Freedom Box” written by Ellen Levine and illustrated Kadir Nelson is an incredible B RA about Henry who has no idea how old he is because no one kept record of the slaves birthdays. Henry gets old and marries. He has children and a situation let him to freedom when that became his new birthday. This book won Jane Addams Peace Award and Coretta Scott King Award. #UCFLAE3414SP20
Review: Henrys Freedom Box, by Ellen Levine, 2007, is a Caldecott Honor winner about the true story of a mans journey to freedom. It has beautiful illustrations and portrays the story very well.
Blurb: I would use this story in my class to talk about slavery. It's a nonfiction tale so its a good resource to use.
Quote: “Henry Brown wasn‘t sure how old he was. Henry was a slave. And slaves weren‘t allowed to know their birthdays.“
This book is a very good display for young children on slavery and I would use in my classroom definitely!
“Some slaves were freed by their owners. Henry‘s heart beat fast. Maybe the master would free him.”
This book is a great take on slavery as it is kid friendly and has a great approach to introducing slavery: the idea that Henry ships himself off to freedom can be a less brutal approach on the reality of how things were for slaves. The book still provides a lot of important aspects/facts for children to know about.
my favorite part was when the two men flipped the box over to sit on it and the illustration was funny.
I loved this book, such a good story of history. I really liked the illustrationsand the way the story flowed
This book is a wonderful story about a young slave who undergoes many hardships! I will definitely incorporate this into my classroom!
“Henry‘s Freedom Box” was written by Ellen & Kadir Nelson Levine in 2007. This book is a wonderful example of historical fiction by telling a story about a young black slave who escapes and has to make a new life.
“At last Henry had a birthday - March 30, 1849, his first day of freedom! And from that day on, he also had a middle name. Everyone called him Henry “BOX“ Brown.“
I would use this book in my classroom to explain the Underground Railroad and slavery and everyone's fight for freedom, no matter how crazy the ways were. The book is easy to comprehend but it's an emotional piece because of how real and accurate the situation was.
Henry'd Freedom Box written by Ellen Levine. Tells the true story from the Underground Railroad about Henry Brown and his journey to freedom by mailing himself to Philadelphia. The details of the person, place and time as well as values and norms of the culture depicted is historically correct.
“I‘m afraid he will sell our children” I don‘t like this quote but it spoke to me. I could never imagine being afraid of something like that. Having you children is one of the greatest things and having to worry about that is horrible.
I would read this to my class. I think they would be surprised to hear that children were taken away from their families and you had to work or you would be beaten. I think it is important to teach children these things.
Henry‘s Freedom Box by Ellen Levine, 2007. This book was a tough one to read. It‘s easy to forget what slaves went through. The horrific truth that they were ripped away from their families and had to watch their own children be sold like animals. I couldn‘t even imagine. At the end Henry was finally free after being suffocated in that box but the book never said where his family ended up.
“At last Henry had a birthday - March 30, 1849, his first day of freedom!”
I think this book can be very knowledgeable for the kids! It teaches them at a young age how things were in the past.
Henry‘s Freedom Box is written by Ellen Levine and was published in 2007. The book is about a young boy who was a slave. He was controlled by a master & had to deal with losing his family members. However, he was placed in a box and able to escape.
This is a great story to teach children about what it was like to be a slave and all that they had to deal with. It would also be a great book to read as an introduction for the Underground Railroad.