Levine, Ellen.

Henry's freedom box / by Ellen Levine ; illustrated by Kadir Nelson. - New York : Scholastic, [2008], c2007. - [40] p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm.

"This edition is available for distribution only through the school market"--Cover verso.

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.

ISBN: 054505740X (pbk.) 9780545057400 (pbk.)

Subjects--Personal Names:
Brown, Henry Box, b. 1816 --Fiction.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Slavery--Fiction.
African Americans--Fiction.
Underground Railroad--Fiction.

LC Class. No.: PZ7.L57833 / Hen 2008