Thursday, October 1, 2015

Henry's Freedom Box by Ellen Levine illustrated by Kadir Nelson*

Award winning book-Caldecott Honor book
First of all, I love Mr. Nelson's artwork in all of his books.
Ms. Levine shares the story of Henry Brown who grew up in slavery and who witnessed his own family sold to different masters and split apart from each other.  As an adult, he devises a clever way to escape to freedom.
Very interesting story!
*Highly recommend.
Guided Reading Level: Q (beginning 4th grade)
Grade Level Equivalent: 2.3
Borrowed from the library.


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