Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Picture Book


Henry's Freedom Box, written by Ellen Levine, is 2008's Caldecott Award Honor book. In this wonderful book are beautiful images illustrated by Kadir Nelson. This book has teaches students to not give up and that there is always hope. This book is appropriate for elementary grades and can be integrated into a Social Studies class when learning about slavery. Students can be asked to write a paper that puts them in the setting of the book.
Henry's Freedom Box (2007).Scholastic Press

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