What Is Juneteenth?

What Is Juneteenth? - Paperback

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What Is Juneteenth? - Paperback

What Is Juneteenth? - Paperback

by Kirsti Jewel , Who Hq
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by Kirsti Jewel (Author), Who Hq (Author), Manuel Gutierrez (Illustrator)

Discover more about Juneteenth, the important holiday that celebrates the end of chattel slavery in the United States.

On June 19, 1865, a group of enslaved men, women, and children in Texas gathered around a Union solder 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.

Author Kirsti Jewel shares stories from Juneteenth celebrations, both past and present, and chronicles the history that led to the creation of this joyous day.

With 80 black-and-white illustrations and an engaging 16-page photo insert, readers will be excited to read this latest addition to Who HQ!

Author Biography

Kirsti Jewel is an educator and writer from New York City. This is her first Who HQ book.

Number of Pages: 112
Dimensions: 0.3 x 7.4 x 5.2 IN
Publication Date: April 05, 2022
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: What Is Juneteenth?
Interest Level: Middle Grades, 4-8
Reading Level: 6.4
Point Value: 1
ISBN9780593384695
Author Kirsti Jewel , Who Hq
PublisherPenguin Workshop
GenreChildren, History, and Society & culture
FormatPaperback
PublishedApril 2022
LanguageENG- English
Pages112
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceKids and Teens & young adults
Print SizeStandard Print

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Kirsti Jewel is an educator and writer from New York City. She is the author of What Is Juneteenth?
About Who Hq
Ben Hubbard is an accomplished nonfiction author for children and adults with over 160 titles to his name. He has written about many subjects, from space, the samurai, and sharks, to poison, pets, and the Plantagenets. His books have been translated into over a dozen languages and can be found in bookshops, schools, and libraries around the world. He currently lives in British Columbia, Canada.

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