AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: Ellen Levine/ Kadir Nelson
PUBLISHER:
Schoolastic Press
PUBLICATION DATE: 2007
AWARDS: Caldecott Medal
GENRE: Non-fiction
READING
LEVEL: 2nd grade
BRIEF OVERVIEW:
Henry was a slave who was sold and separated from his mother as a child. All of
a sudden His wife Nancy & their children were sold. Henry wanted to be free
so with help he shipped himself to freedom in a box.
INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: Students can recreate Henry’s freedom box through drawings etc. They
can describe a place where they would go to be “free” and why they want to go
there.
REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Andrea Joyner, Valdosta State University ECSE)
LABELS: Non-Fiction,
African-American, Family
