Juneteenth

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Location	Collection	Call #
CLP - Main Library	Children's Department - Seasonal/Holiday	j E185.93.T4 N45 2006
Location	CLP - Main Library
Collection	Children's Department - Seasonal/Holiday
Call Number	j E185.93.T4 N45 2006
Carnegie Library of McKeesport	Children Non Fiction	J 394.263 N338
Location	Carnegie Library of McKeesport
Collection	Children Non Fiction
Call Number	J 394.263 N338
Dormont Public Library	Easy Reader	EASY NELS
Location	Dormont Public Library
Collection	Easy Reader
Call Number	EASY NELS
Mt. Lebanon Public Library	Children's Holiday	j 394.263 Nel
Location	Mt. Lebanon Public Library
Collection	Children's Holiday
Call Number	j 394.263 Nel
Sewickley Public Library	Juvenile Nonfiction	J 394.263 NEL 2006
Location	Sewickley Public Library
Collection	Juvenile Nonfiction
Call Number	J 394.263 NEL 2006

 

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Location	Collection	Status
CLP - Squirrel Hill	Children's Seasonal/Holiday	CHECKED OUT
Location	CLP - Squirrel Hill
Collection	Children's Seasonal/Holiday
Status	CHECKED OUT

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Published Reviews

Booklist Review: "Gr. 2-4. As the school year lengthens well into June and as Juneteenth celebrations gain footing across much of the country, books on this grassroots holiday, which celebrates the belated arrival of emancipation news to Texas slaves on June 19, 1865, are sure to become increasingly popular. This entry in the On My Own Holidays series offers a solid introduction to the holiday for independent readers or for presenting to small groups. At times the historical overview sacrifices nuance for concision (not every abolitionist, for instance, believed that blacks and whites were equal ), but the understated narrative draws children in with a dramatization of Galveston slaves receiving the long-delayed news, followed by powerful accounts of the history of slavery, the Civil War, and the incremental emancipation process. Schroder's pastel illustrations can appear muddy, but at their best, leaping, embracing figures convey the resilience and rejoicing of celebrants then and now. Information about Juneteenth traditions--such as red velvet cake and red soda pop as symbols of bloodshed in the battle for freedom--will help young readers plan jubilees of their own. --Jennifer Mattson Copyright 2006 Booklist"
From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.

Additional Information

Series	On my own holidays.
Subjects	Juneteenth -- Juvenile literature. Slaves -- Emancipation -- Texas -- Juvenile literature. Slaves -- Emancipation -- United States -- Juvenile literature. Slavery -- United States -- Juvenile literature. African Americans -- Social life and customs -- Juvenile literature. Juneteenth. Slaves. Slavery.
Publisher	Minneapolis :Millbrook Press,2006
Contributors	Nelson, Drew, 1952- Schroder, Mark.
Language	English
Description	48 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
ISBN	1575058766 (lib.bdg. : alk. paper) 0822559749
Other	Classic View