written by Ellen Levine
illustrated by Kadir Nelson
©2007. New York, New York. Scholastic Press. Biography.
Lexile Measure: AD380L
Henry is a slave who at at a young age learned that slaves are torn apart from their families. When Henry has his family torn away from him once again, he decides that he must escape. With the help of a man who was against slavery, Henry escapes in his freedom box.
Henry's Freedom Box is a lovely book, and in my opinion a must have in the classroom or at home. I gave this book a 32/32 and here's why. This is the true story of a slave named Henry and his experiences as a slave, and how he escaped the terrible life he was being forced to live. The social message in this book is that slavery isn't okay, and to help others who aren't being treated fairly by society. I think that the character development in the book is wonderful, as we get to see Henry grow up and the unfair life that he is faced with, and how he bravely took a chance in order to find freedom. The illustrations are beautiful and it shows a realistic portrayal of the events that took place, at least from my knowledge.
I would recommend this book for 1 through 5 grade.
Literary elements in this book include:
Title and subtitle: Discuss the title Henry's Freedom Box, as well as the subtitle A True Story of the Underground Railroad.
For a mini lesson on text features: Discuss the purpose of having a title and a subtitle. Have students bring one book into class that has a title and a subtitle and share the books that they found. Have students create a subtitle for a book that does not have a subtitle. Students may also want to practice writing their own book with a subtitle.
Conflict and Solution: This book would be a great book to discuss a conflict and a solution, and to tie it into history lessons about slavery.
Questioning: This story contains a lot of questioning in the text, such as Where was Nancy? and But how? These questions are not in quotations as if directed at a character in the story like we usually see.
Social Justice Theme: Slavery
Lexile Measure: AD380L
Picture Book. Diverse Protagonist.
Henry is a slave who at at a young age learned that slaves are torn apart from their families. When Henry has his family torn away from him once again, he decides that he must escape. With the help of a man who was against slavery, Henry escapes in his freedom box.Henry's Freedom Box is a lovely book, and in my opinion a must have in the classroom or at home. I gave this book a 32/32 and here's why. This is the true story of a slave named Henry and his experiences as a slave, and how he escaped the terrible life he was being forced to live. The social message in this book is that slavery isn't okay, and to help others who aren't being treated fairly by society. I think that the character development in the book is wonderful, as we get to see Henry grow up and the unfair life that he is faced with, and how he bravely took a chance in order to find freedom. The illustrations are beautiful and it shows a realistic portrayal of the events that took place, at least from my knowledge.
I would recommend this book for 1 through 5 grade.
Literary elements in this book include:
Title and subtitle: Discuss the title Henry's Freedom Box, as well as the subtitle A True Story of the Underground Railroad.
For a mini lesson on text features: Discuss the purpose of having a title and a subtitle. Have students bring one book into class that has a title and a subtitle and share the books that they found. Have students create a subtitle for a book that does not have a subtitle. Students may also want to practice writing their own book with a subtitle.
Conflict and Solution: This book would be a great book to discuss a conflict and a solution, and to tie it into history lessons about slavery.
Questioning: This story contains a lot of questioning in the text, such as Where was Nancy? and But how? These questions are not in quotations as if directed at a character in the story like we usually see.
Social Justice Theme: Slavery
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