Displaying 1 of 1 2022 Format: Book Author: Jewel, Kirsti, author. Title: What is Juneteenth? / by Kirsti Jewel ; illustrated by Manuel Guiterrez. Publisher, Date: New York : Penguin Workshop, 2022. Description: 108 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 21 cm Summary: "On June 19, 1865, a group of enslaved men, women, and children in Texas gathered around a Union soldier and listened as he read the most remarkable words they would ever hear. They were no longer enslaved: they were free. The inhumane practice of forced labor with no pay was now illegal in all of the United States. This news was cause for celebration, so the group of people jumped in excitement, danced, and wept tears of joy. They did not know it at the time, but their joyous celebration of freedom would become a holiday--Juneteenth--that is observed each year by more and more Americans"-- Provided by publisher. Target Audience Note: Ages 8-12 Penguin Workshop. Series: Official Who HQ book What is... ? What is--? (Penguin Workshop (Firm)) Who HQ NOW. Subjects: Juneteenth -- Juvenile literature. Enslaved persons -- Emancipation -- Texas -- Juvenile literature. African Americans -- Anniversaries, etc. -- Juvenile literature. African Americans -- Social life and customs -- Juvenile literature. Enslaved persons -- Emancipation -- United States -- Juvenile literature. Genre: Instructional and educational works. Other Author: Gutierrez, Manuel 1975- illustrator. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 108). Contents: What is Juneteenth? -- Centuries of slavery -- Fighting for freedom! -- Newly freed -- Early celebrations -- Claiming space -- Juneteenth's migration -- A revival, 1968 -- Celebrations today -- Jubilee in 2020 -- Officially Juneteenth -- Timelines. LCCN: 2021048986 ISBN: 9780593384695 0593384695 9780593384701 0593384709 Other Number: 1260191270 System Availability: 44 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 3653271 Course Reserves: 0 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 41 Place Request Please select and request a specific volume by clicking one of the icons in the 'Where Is It?' section below. Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Where Is It? Author Biography Kirsti Jewel is an educator and writer from New York City. This is her first Who HQ book. - (Penguin Putnam) Large Cover Image Suggestions and more Librarian's View Displaying 1 of 1
