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"Three Hens and a Peacock", "Mapping Penny's World" and "Henry's Freedom Box"
Three books in search of where and how you fit into this world.
Henry's Freedom Box
5 stars
Author: Ellen Levine
Illustrator: Kadir Nelson
This is the story of a slave who risked it all to be free. Henry was born a slave. When his master became ill, he gave Henry to his son.
Henry grew up and married. He loved his wife and children. When his master had money troubles, he sold Henry's family.
With help from others who hated slavery, Henry nailed himself in a box and was mailed to Philadelphia.
The illustrations have a brown tone to them. This is a short story with excellent illustrations of events within the story.
Mapping Penny's World
3 stars
Author/Illustrator: Loreen Leedy
Lisa's class is studying maps. One assignment is to make a map. She includes her dog Penny in these maps.
The different maps are interesting to see. Only the final maps are shown, not how Lisa does the measurements etc. to create the maps. The book becomes more a series of maps as though Lisa went crazy making maps.
The illustrations are colorful. They do show the maps well along with the various symbols used to orient and key them.
Three Hens and a Peacock
5 stars
Author: Lester L. Laminack
Illustrator: Henry Cole
The farm is a quiet place with a small produce stand along the road. One day a passing truck loses a box containing a peacock.
Hens do the hard work of producing eggs to sell. What work is the peacock doing? Can't the hens do a better job than he does?
The illustrations are fun. They are a bit cartoonish which fits the story well. The ones of the hens trying to do the peacock's job are humorous. The last one hints at the next chapter for the farm.
Henry's Freedom Box
5 stars
Author: Ellen Levine
Illustrator: Kadir Nelson
This is the story of a slave who risked it all to be free. Henry was born a slave. When his master became ill, he gave Henry to his son.
Henry grew up and married. He loved his wife and children. When his master had money troubles, he sold Henry's family.
With help from others who hated slavery, Henry nailed himself in a box and was mailed to Philadelphia.
The illustrations have a brown tone to them. This is a short story with excellent illustrations of events within the story.
Mapping Penny's World
3 stars
Author/Illustrator: Loreen Leedy
Lisa's class is studying maps. One assignment is to make a map. She includes her dog Penny in these maps.
The different maps are interesting to see. Only the final maps are shown, not how Lisa does the measurements etc. to create the maps. The book becomes more a series of maps as though Lisa went crazy making maps.
The illustrations are colorful. They do show the maps well along with the various symbols used to orient and key them.
Three Hens and a Peacock
5 stars
Author: Lester L. Laminack
Illustrator: Henry Cole
The farm is a quiet place with a small produce stand along the road. One day a passing truck loses a box containing a peacock.
Hens do the hard work of producing eggs to sell. What work is the peacock doing? Can't the hens do a better job than he does?
The illustrations are fun. They are a bit cartoonish which fits the story well. The ones of the hens trying to do the peacock's job are humorous. The last one hints at the next chapter for the farm.
