AudioFile - Find your next great audiobook
Get our Newsletter

BOX Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom

Earphones Award Winner

by | Read by Dion Graham

Children Ages 10+ • 37 mins. • Unabridged • © 2020

Dion Graham delivers this narrative poetry with understated passion, giving dignity to Henry Brown's story of escape from slavery by mailing himself to Philadelphia in a box. Graham transports the listener to a painful time and place in our history, blending a Southern accent with Weatherford's hybrid of modern and period language. Graham is soft-spoken yet expressive reciting poems like "Work" and "Brutality." His quiet voice hints at fear of being overheard as soft music plays in the background. In "Fear" and in "Nat," a poem recounting Nat Turner's failed rebellion, Graham's voice intensifies, along with the violin music. Henry's tragic background explains his willingness to attempt a perilous escape. Dramatic music and whispered dialogue give way to joy upon Henry's safe arrival in Philadelphia. Timeline and author/illustrator notes are included. L.T. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2020, Portland, Maine [Published: MAY 2020]

Trade Ed. • Dreamscape • 2020

CD ISBN 9781690592617 $19.99 • One CDs

MP3-CD ISBN 9781690592594 $14.90 • One MP3-CDs

DD ISBN 9781690592624 $9.99

Advertisement Advertisement
The latest audiobook reviews, right in your inbox.

Get our FREE Newsletter and discover a world of audiobooks.

envelope

AudioFile Newsletter

Let us recommend your next great audiobook!

No algorithms here!
We pick great audiobooks for you.
Sign up for our free newsletter with audiobook love from AudioFile editors.

If you are already with us, thank you! Just click X above.

×

Thank you for signing up.

×

Thanks!

Thank you for contacting us!

Our group will review and follow up within 72 hours.
Thanks for your interest!

Back Home ×

Thanks!

Thank you for signing up!

Our group will review and follow up soon.

Back Home ×