The Resource The Journey of Henry Box Brown, written by Karyn Parsons ; illustrated by Mark Page
The Journey of Henry Box Brown, written by Karyn Parsons ; illustrated by Mark Page
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The item The Journey of Henry Box Brown, written by Karyn Parsons ; illustrated by Mark Page represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.This item is available to borrow from 3 library branches.
Resource Information
The item The Journey of Henry Box Brown, written by Karyn Parsons ; illustrated by Mark Page represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 3 library branches.
- Summary
- ". . . takes a magical look at the historic true tale of slave Henry Box Brown, a man who mailed himself to freedom in a wooden box from a plantation in Richmond, Virginia to freedom in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1848 ... With the help of characters including Bird, Horse, Cricket and Cat, Henry avoids being discovered and makes his way to freedom. While on his dangerous and exciting journey, Henry shares what freedom means to him and why slavery is wrong."--Container
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (28 min.)
- Note
-
- Mostly iconographic, with minimal animation. Framed with live action scenes of Alfre Woodard reading to schoolchildren, and Coati Mundi leading the children in a musical sequence
- Extras include a section on Sweet Blackberry LLC, and another with children defining "freedom."
- Isbn
- 9780977848706
- Label
- The Journey of Henry Box Brown
- Title
- The Journey of Henry Box Brown
- Statement of responsibility
- written by Karyn Parsons ; illustrated by Mark Page
- Subject
-
- African American abolitionists
- African American abolitionists -- Juvenile drama
- Animated films
- Animated films
- Biographical films
- Brown, Henry Box, 1815 or 1816-
- Brown, Henry Box, 1816- -- Drama
- Brown, Henry Box, 1816- -- Juvenile drama
- Children's films
- Children's films
- Drama
- Fugitive slaves
- Fugitive slaves -- Drama
- Fugitive slaves -- Virginia -- Juvenile drama
- Juvenile works
- Slavery
- Slavery -- Drama
- Slavery -- Virginia -- Juvenile drama
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Virginia
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- ". . . takes a magical look at the historic true tale of slave Henry Box Brown, a man who mailed himself to freedom in a wooden box from a plantation in Richmond, Virginia to freedom in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1848 ... With the help of characters including Bird, Horse, Cricket and Cat, Henry avoids being discovered and makes his way to freedom. While on his dangerous and exciting journey, Henry shares what freedom means to him and why slavery is wrong."--Container
- Cataloging source
- DWP
- Characteristic
- videorecording
- Credits note
- Written by Karyn Parsons ; illustrated by Mark Page ; music and sound, Coati Mundi ; produced by Karyn Parsons, Darcine Wdowczak Thomas, and Roderick Alleyne
- Dewey number
- 791.43/72
- Language note
- Closed-captioned in English
- PerformerNote
- Narrated by Alfre Woodard
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
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- 1968-
- 1953-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Parsons, Karyn
- Page, Mark
- Woodard, Alfre
- Hernandez, Coati Mundi
- Thomas, Darcine Wdowczak
- Alleyne, Roderick
- Sweet Blackberry LLC
- Runtime
- 28
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Brown, Henry Box
- Fugitive slaves
- Slavery
- African American abolitionists
- Brown, Henry Box
- Fugitive slaves
- Slavery
- Brown, Henry Box
- African American abolitionists
- Fugitive slaves
- Slavery
- Virginia
- Target audience
- juvenile
- Technique
- animation
- Label
- The Journey of Henry Box Brown, written by Karyn Parsons ; illustrated by Mark Page
- Note
-
- Mostly iconographic, with minimal animation. Framed with live action scenes of Alfre Woodard reading to schoolchildren, and Coati Mundi leading the children in a musical sequence
- Extras include a section on Sweet Blackberry LLC, and another with children defining "freedom."
- Carrier category
- videodisc
- Carrier category code
-
- vd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Configuration of playback channels
- quadrophonic multichannel or surround
- Content category
- two-dimensional moving image
- Content type code
-
- tdi
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocm66385825
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in.
- Dimensions
-
- 4 3/4 in.
- other
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (28 min.)
- Isbn
- 9780977848706
- Media category
- video
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- v
- Medium for sound
- videodisc
- Other physical details
- sound, color
- Publisher number
- SSB 001
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
- videodisc
- System control number
- (OCoLC)66385825
- System details
- DVD; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround stereo
- Video recording format
- DVD
- Label
- The Journey of Henry Box Brown, written by Karyn Parsons ; illustrated by Mark Page
- Note
-
- Mostly iconographic, with minimal animation. Framed with live action scenes of Alfre Woodard reading to schoolchildren, and Coati Mundi leading the children in a musical sequence
- Extras include a section on Sweet Blackberry LLC, and another with children defining "freedom."
- Carrier category
- videodisc
- Carrier category code
-
- vd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Configuration of playback channels
- quadrophonic multichannel or surround
- Content category
- two-dimensional moving image
- Content type code
-
- tdi
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocm66385825
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in.
- Dimensions
-
- 4 3/4 in.
- other
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (28 min.)
- Isbn
- 9780977848706
- Media category
- video
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- v
- Medium for sound
- videodisc
- Other physical details
- sound, color
- Publisher number
- SSB 001
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
- videodisc
- System control number
- (OCoLC)66385825
- System details
- DVD; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround stereo
- Video recording format
- DVD
Subject
- African American abolitionists
- African American abolitionists -- Juvenile drama
- Animated films
- Animated films
- Biographical films
- Brown, Henry Box, 1815 or 1816-
- Brown, Henry Box, 1816- -- Drama
- Brown, Henry Box, 1816- -- Juvenile drama
- Children's films
- Children's films
- Drama
- Fugitive slaves
- Fugitive slaves -- Drama
- Fugitive slaves -- Virginia -- Juvenile drama
- Juvenile works
- Slavery
- Slavery -- Drama
- Slavery -- Virginia -- Juvenile drama
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Virginia
Genre
- Animated films
- Biographical films
- Children's films
- trueDrama
- Juvenile drama
- Juvenile works
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
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