Box : Henry Brown mails himself to freedom
(Talking Book)
Contributors
Published
Solon, Ohio : Findaway World, LLC, [2020]
Status
East - Kids Audiobook
Talking Book j811.6 W3626b
1 available
Talking Book j811.6 W3626b
1 available
Madison - Kids Audiobook
Talking Book j811.6 W3626b
1 available
Talking Book j811.6 W3626b
1 available
Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| East - Kids Audiobook | Talking Book j811.6 W3626b | On Shelf |
| Hermitage - Kids Audiobook | Talking Book j811.6 W3626b | Checked Out |
| Madison - Kids Audiobook | Talking Book j811.6 W3626b | On Shelf |
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Subjects
LC Subjects
African Americans -- Virginia -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Brown, Henry Box, 1815 or 1816- -- Poetry -- Juvenile literature.
Children's audiobooks.
Fugitive slaves -- Virginia -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Newbery Honor book -- 2021.
Slavery -- Poetry -- Juvenile literature.
Underground Railroad -- Poetry -- Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Brown, Henry Box, 1815 or 1816- -- Poetry -- Juvenile literature.
Children's audiobooks.
Fugitive slaves -- Virginia -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Newbery Honor book -- 2021.
Slavery -- Poetry -- Juvenile literature.
Underground Railroad -- Poetry -- Juvenile literature.
More Details
Format
Talking Book
Physical Desc
1 Wonderbook (1 volume (unpaged)) : color illustrations ; 24 x 28 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9781662255540 (Wonderbook), 1662255543
Reading Level
MG
Level 5.3, 1 Points
Level 5.3, 1 Points
Notes
General Note
Release date supplied by publisher.
General Note
Print book published: Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2020.
General Note
Audiobook originally released by Dreamscape Media.
General Note
Issued as a Wonderbook, a pre-loaded audiobook player permanently attached to a hardcover book.
General Note
Powered by a rechargeable battery ; USB charger required for recharging.
General Note
Audiobook player has 2 modes. Read-Along mode narrates the story. Learning mode asks questions related to the story.
Participants/Performers
Read by Dion Graham.
Description
"'What have I to fear? My master broke every promise to me. I lost my beloved wife and our dear children. All, sold South. Neither my time nor my body is mine. The breath of life is all I have to lose. And bondage is suffocating me.' Henry Brown wrote that long before he came to be known as Box; he 'entered the world a slave.' He was put to work as a child and passed down from one generation to the next -- as property. When he was an adult, his wife and children were sold away from him out of spite. Henry Brown watched as his family left bound in chains, headed to the deeper South. What more could be taken from him? But then hope -- and help -- came in the form of the Underground Railroad. Escape! In stanzas of six lines each, each line representing one side of a box, celebrated poet Carole Boston Weatherford powerfully narrates Henry Brown's story of how he came to send himself in a box from slavery to freedom."-- Provided by publisher.
Target Audience
Grades K-3.
Awards
Newbery Honor book, 2021
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (Style Guide)
Weatherford, C. B., Wood, M., & Graham, D. (2020). Box: Henry Brown mails himself to freedom. Findaway World, LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956-, Michele, Wood and Dion, Graham. 2020. Box: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom. Findaway World, LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956-, Michele, Wood and Dion, Graham. Box: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom. Findaway World, LLC, 2020.
UCL Harvard Citation (Style Guide)Weatherford, C. B., Wood, M. and Graham, D. (2020). Box: henry brown mails himself to freedom. Solon, Ohio: Findaway World, LLC.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (Style Guide)Weatherford, Carole Boston, Michele Wood, and Dion Graham. Box: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom. Findaway World, LLC, 2020.
Note: Citations contain only title, author, edition, and publisher. Only UCL Harvard citations contain the year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of May 2025.
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