All Different Now: Juneteenth, the First Day of Freedom

by Angela Johnson

Book Overview

Experience the joy of Juneteenth in this celebration of freedom from the award-winning team of Angela Johnson and E.B. Lewis.

Through the eyes of one little girl, All Different Now tells the story of the first Juneteenth, the day freedom finally came to the last of the slaves in the South. Since then, the observance of June 19 as African American Emancipation Day has spread across the United States and beyond. This stunning picture...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 068987376X
• ISBN13: 9780689873768
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 11.3" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 5 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 4