Title: Henry’s Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad
Author/Illustrator: Ellen Levine/ Kadir Nelson
Publisher: New York Scholastic Press
Publication Date: 2007
This story reveals the truth behind slavery to young children. It tells the story of Henry, a young boy who is living in slavery. It tells how his family is torn apart and he is forced to work in a factory. However one day he decides to try and mail himself to freedom in a box. If you want to know how the story ends, you will have to read the book to find out. This story is a great read because it tell of a horrible time that we should all remember, so that history does not repeat itself.
I would give this book five out of five stars. It has a very important lesson for young kids to learn because they should know what horrible things took place in the United States many years ago, so that we can prevent anything like that happening again in the future. The text is also very easy to read because there are not a lot of words on each page, and the illustrations are so interesting and detailed that they will easily keep the interest of young readers. I would recommend this book for any young reader to read, or as a read aloud book in a classroom because it teaches such an important lesson.
I wrote a book review on Henry's Freedom Box as well and found it super interesting. I agree with you that it has great lessons for young readers to learn. The text was a very easy read and was not hard to understand. I think that like you said this book would be great being read in a classroom where the teacher can guide the reader through certain lessons as they progress through the book. Overall your review was really good and I like the way that you went about summarizing the book.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your review of 5 out of 5 stars. An excellent story coupled with amazing illustrations. Kadir Nelson is someone to watch in terms of the rise of his career in children's book illustrations.
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