{"product_id":"box-henry-brown-mails-himself-to-freedom-hardcover","title":"Box: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCarole Boston Weatherford\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMichele Wood\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Newbery Honor Book \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a moving, lyrical tale about the cost and fragility of freedom, a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebest-selling author and an acclaimed artist follow the life of a man who courageously shipped himself out of slavery. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHenry Brown wrote that long before he came to be known as Box, he \"entered the world a slave.\" He was put to work as a child and passed down from one generation to the next -- as property. When he was an adult, his wife and children were sold away from him out of spite. Henry Brown watched as his family left bound in chains, headed to the deeper South. What more could be taken from him? But then hope -- and help -- came in the form of the Underground Railroad. Escape! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn stanzas of six lines each, each line representing one side of a box, celebrated poet Carole Boston Weatherford powerfully narrates Henry Brown's story of how he came to send himself in a box from slavery to freedom. Strikingly illustrated in rich hues and patterns by artist Michele Wood, \u003ci\u003eBox \u003c\/i\u003eis augmented with historical records and an introductory excerpt from Henry's own writing as well as a time line, notes from the author and illustrator, and a bibliography.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarole Boston Weatherford, \u003c\/b\u003ea \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebest-selling author and poet, \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ewas named the 2025 Children's Literature Legacy Award winner. She was also named the\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e2019 \u003ci\u003eWashington Post \u003c\/i\u003eChildren's Book Guild Nonfiction Award winner. Her numerous books for children include the Newbery Honor Book \u003ci\u003eBox: Henry Box Brown Mails Himself to Freedom, \u003c\/i\u003eillustrated by Michele Wood; the Coretta Scott King Author Award winner \u003ci\u003eUnspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Floyd Cooper; the Robert F. Sibert Honor Book\u003ci\u003e Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Ekua Holmes; and the critically acclaimed \u003ci\u003eSchomburg: The Man Who Built a Library\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOutspoken: Paul Robeson\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAhead of His Time\u003c\/i\u003e, both illustrated by Eric Velasquez. Carole Boston Weatherford lives in Maryland. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichele Wood \u003c\/b\u003eis an illustrator, painter, filmmaker, and designer with a master's in divinity from Christian Theological Seminary. She has won numerous awards for her illustration work, including a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award, as well as a nomination for an NAACP Image Award. \u003ci\u003eBox: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom \u003c\/i\u003eis her first book with Candlewick Press. She lives in Indianapolis, Indiana.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 56\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9.25 x 11 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 14, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Newbery Medal (2021)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Box: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53457443193139,"sku":"9780763691561","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/0746\/3731\/files\/UefZz0Yvxy9780763691561.webp?v=1781262131","url":"https:\/\/rbangel-store.myshopify.com\/products\/box-henry-brown-mails-himself-to-freedom-hardcover","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}