Levine, Ellen.

Henry's freedom box / by Ellen Levine ; illustrated by Kadir Nelson. - 1st ed. - New York : Scholastic Press, c2007. - [40] p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (colophon)

A fictionalized account of how in 1849 a Virginia slave, Henry "Box" Brown, escapes to freedom by shipping himself in a wooden crate from Richmond to Philadelphia.

A Junior Library Guild selection.

ISBN: 043977733X (reinforced) 9780439777339 (reinforced) 9780545057400

LCCN: 2006009487

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Slavery
African Americans
Underground Railroad

LC Class. No.: PZ7.L57833 / H46 2007

Dewey Class. No.: [Fic]