Freedom Song: The Story of Henry 'Box' Brown
by Sally M. Walker and Sean Qualls
Henry "Box" Brown's ingenious escape from slavery is celebrated for its daring... read more
- Grade
- 1-5
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Cultural Area
- African American
Year Published 2012
Word Count 2,018
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 570L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.9
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 151693
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Music
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Slavery--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Underground Railroad
- Virginia
- Brown, Henry Box, 1815 or 1816---Juvenile fiction
- Singing
- Slavery
- Virginia--History--1775-1865--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 19th Century
- Singing--Fiction
- Brown, Henry Box, 1815 or 1816---Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Biographical | United States
- African Americans--Fiction
- African Americans
- History
- 1775-1865
- Underground Railroad--Fiction
- Brown, Henry Box
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- Freedom Stories
- African American Experience
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Sean Qualls
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Sally M. Walker
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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About the Authors 7
Audio Name Pronunciation with Sean Qualls
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Sally M. Walker
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Author Interviews 2
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