Henry's Freedom Box by Ellen Levine
A stirring, dramatic story of a slave who mails himself to freedom by a Jane Addams Peace Award-winning author and a Coretta Scott King Award-winning artist.Henry Brown doesn't know how old he is. Nobody keeps records of slaves' birthdays. All the time he dreams about freedom, but that dream seems farther away than ever when he is torn from his family and put to work in a warehouse. Henry grows up and marries, but he is again devastated when his family is sold at the slave market. Then one day, as he lifts a crate at the warehouse, he knows exactly what he must do: He will mail himself to the North. After an arduous journey in the crate, Henry finally has a birthday -- his first day of freedom.In the Underground Railroad, how did people get away? Although Ellen Levine enjoys reading and writing fiction, she has primarily written nonfiction for young readers. Writing nonfiction allows me access to the story's backstory. Even if they lived 200 years ago, I appreciate learning new things and meeting new people. True heroes, according to Levine, aren't always on TV or in the headlines.
They can be ordinary people who are willing to put their lives on the line for causes they care about. Nonfiction is a fantastic approach to introduce young readers to real people who have demonstrated incredible bravery in the face of adversity. We all have the ability to achieve our goals. She says that one does not have to be an adult to participate.
While she's not writing, Levine enjoys teaching young readers about the thrill of research and the value of accuracy. Many young people believe that research is tedious; you go to an encyclopedia, copy facts, give it a title, and label it as a report. Ellen demonstrates how to obtain additional, more fascinating information using her books as examples. I may not use the exact phrases, but I discuss primary and secondary sources with young people.
When I speak with third graders, I ask them, Where would I go if I wanted to learn about being a third grader? Ellen, for example, observed an emergency procedure on acow for If You Were an Animal Doctor. While doing research for Ready, Aim, Fire! in Wyoming, She recalls, That gave me such a strong emotion towards this individual.
It is also a element of the research process. Ellen Levine is the author of numerous critically praised novels and nonfiction works. I Hate English! If You Traveled West in a Covered Wagon, If Your Name Was Changed at Ellis Island, If You Traveled West in a Covered Wagon The New York Times awarded her book Freedom's Children: Young Civil Rights Activists Speak Their Own Story one of the Ten Best Children's Books of the Year, and the American Library Association named it Best Book for Young Adults.
Ellen spends part of her time in New York City and part of it in Salem, New York.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780439777339 |
| ISBN 10 | 043977733X |
| Title | Henry's Freedom Box |
| Author | Ellen Levine |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Scholastic US |
| Year published | 2007-01-01 |
| Number of pages | 40 |
| Prizes | Winner of California Young Reader Medal (Picture Bk/Older Reader) 2012, Winner of Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award (Grades 3-6) 2010, Runner-up for West Virginia Children's Book Award 2009, Commended for Caldecott Medal 2008, Commended for Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens (Seven to Ten) 2008, Short-listed for North Carolina Children's Book Award (Picture Book) 2009, Short-listed for Virginia Readers Choice Award (Elementary) 2009, Short-listed for Golden Sower Award (Primary) 2010, Short-listed for South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award (Picture Book) 2008, Short-listed for Red Clover Award 2009 |
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