Author: Ellen LevineIllustrator: Kadir Nelson
Genre: Biography
Awards: Caldecott Honor
Grades: PK-5
Henry and his family were slaves owned by a white master. They were treated fairly good until one day he was separated from his family and sold to the master's son. Henry met Nancy as he was walking alone in the streets one day and asked her to marry him. When their masters agreed, they got married and had three children. One day as he worked in at the Tabacco factory, his coworker came up to him and informed him that his wife and kids were sold at the slave market. He was so upset and decided to try every thing he could to be a free slave. He decided to ask Dr. Smith, a white man who was against slavery, to help him by shipping him in a box to Pennsylvania. Luckily, he made it safe and sound and declared the day he arrived to be his birthday.
I would read this book in my class so that my students understand how hard it was to be a slave. This book is appropriate to read to grades PK through 5th grade since it is a book that is easy to follow and understand. I would use this book to teach history lessons on slavery so that they understand how hard it was for slaves to be free.
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