Written by: Ellen Levine
Illustrated by: Kadir Nelson
Published by: Scholastic Press
Genre: Historical Fiction
Reading level: Grades 3-5
Copyright: 2007
Pages: 40
Overview
This children's story is about Henry Brown. He does not know how old he is because they do not count slaves' birthdays. Henry goes on to get married, but his family gets sold to slavery. He decides to put himself in a crate and mail himself to the North. Once Henry reaches the North, he finally has a birthday, his first day of Freedom. I would use this book to teach domain specific vocabulary. This book refers to the Underground Railroad, slaves, master, market, and conductor. This book is great to introduce those vocabulary words that were specific to this time frame. It also builds empathy for what people went through during slavery!
Sources:https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plans/teaching-content/henrys-freedom-box-storia-teaching-guide/
I want to make sure I have this book in my classroom library. All students would benefit from viewing the world from this perspective!
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