Book Detail
Henry's Freedom Box |
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Publication Information |
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| Author: Levine, Ellen | Illustrator: Nelson, Kadir |
| Title: Henry's Freedom Box | Date: 2007 |
| Publisher: Scholastic | City: New York |
| ISBN, paperback: 978-0-439-777339 | ISBN, hardback: |
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| ABE/ABLE: Yes | ESOL: Yes |
| Family: Yes | Young Adult: |
| Picture: Yes | |
General Information: |
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| Book Type(s): biography and autobiography, easy reading | |
HSE Descriptor(s): social studies |
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Summary: |
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| This simply written picture book tells the true story of Henry Brown, a runaway slave who escaped to freedom by mailing himself in a crate. | |
Teaching Ideas: |
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| This book belongs in text sets on African American History and the Underground Railroad. Students can use this as a beginning resource for research into the Underground Railroad. Students can trace Henry's route from slavery to freedom via a map or create a map of their own showing what happened to him along the way. Students can express in writing how it would feel to be shipped in a box and come up with a plan of action of what they would need to survive such a trip. | |
Teaching Strategies: |
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 Book Conversationshttp://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/book_conversations.pdf |
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DR-TA: Directed Reading Thinking Activity http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/dr_ta.pdf |
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K-W-L Instruction Strategy http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/k_w_l.pdf |
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Sketch to Stretch http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/sketch_stretch.pdf |
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Unsent Letters http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/unsent_letters.pdf |
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