Ellen Levine

A fictionalized account of how in 1849 a Virginia slave, Henry "Box" Brown, escapes to freedom by shipping himself in a wooden crate from Richmond to Philadelphia.

Describes, in question and answer format, the great migration of immigrants to New York's Ellis Island, from the 1880s to 1914. Features quotes from children and adults who passed through the station.

"On April 18, 1906, a big earthquake hit the city of San Francisco. What would you have done when the quake struck? ---What things in your house would you try to save? ---How would you carry the things you saved? ---Where would you live if your house was destroyed?

Learn and celebrate African-American history through this a collection of stories based on popular children's books.