Box : Henry Brown mails himself to freedom /

Box : Henry Brown mails himself to freedom / Carole Boston Weatherford ; illustrated by Michele Wood.

"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. Strikingly illustrated in rich hues and patterns by artist Michele Woo...

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Main Author: Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956- (Author)
Other Authors: Wood, Michele (Illustrator)
Other title:Henry Brown mails himself to freedom.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2020.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Brown, Henry Box, > 1815 or 1816- > Poetry > Juvenile literature.
Brown, Henry Box, > 1815 or 1816-
Fugitive slaves > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Slavery > Poetry > Juvenile literature.
Underground Railroad > Poetry > Juvenile literature.
Fugitive slaves.
Slavery.
Underground Railroad.
United States.
Picture books for children.
Creative nonfiction.
Biographies.
Juvenile works.
Picture books.
Poetry.
Young adult fiction.

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Call Number: E450 .B8733 2020
E450 .B8733 2020 Available Place a Hold

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