Juneteenth: Our Day of Freedom
Our Day of Freedom
$16.22
- Paperback
48 pages
- Release Date
24 May 2022
Summary
Some call it Freedom Day; some call it Emancipation Day; some call it Juneteenth. Learn more about this important holiday that celebrates the end of chattel slavery in the United States in this Step 3 History Reader.
On June 19, 1865, two years after the Emancipation Proclamation, a group of enslaved men, women, and children in Texas gathered. Order Number 3 was read, proclaiming that they were no longer enslaved–they were free. People danced, wept tears of joy, and began to plan thei…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780593434789 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0593434781 |
| Author: | Sharon Dennis Wyeth, Kim Holt |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Random House Books for Young Readers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 48 |
| Release Date: | 24 May 2022 |
| Weight: | 120g |
| Dimensions: | 152mm x 229mm |
| Series: | Step into Reading |
| Audience Age: | 5-8 |
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Sharon Dennis Wyeth
Sharon Dennis Wyeth has written nearly fifty books for children, including several books in the My America series. She is also a poet, and a member of the Cave Canem Fellowship for African-American Poets. Her picture book Something Beautiful was selected by the Children’s Book Council as a Notable Children’s Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies. Her picture book Always My Dad is a Reading Rainbow Selection. She also enjoys singing, hiking, cooking, and gardening. She lives in New Jersey.
Kim Holt’s passion for art started at an early age. Living directly across from the Brooklyn Museum was a blessing and an inspiration that greatly influenced her artistic path. She spend countless Saturdays there as a young girl. Kim received her BBA in Marketing from Howard University and her BFA in Animation from the Academy of Art University. Her goal as an artist is to create images that bring back memories and create pictures that make children wish they were inside the scenes. She lives in Maryland with her husband and two dogs, Sugar and Spice.
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