All Different Now: Juneteenth, the First Day of Freedom

About this book

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 book includes notes from the author and illustrator, a timeline of important dates, and a glossary of relevant terms. Told in Angela Johnson’s signature melodic style and brought to life by E.B. Lewis’s striking paintings, All Different Now is a joyous portrait of the dawn breaking on the darkest time in our nation’s history.

Details

Format

Hardcover

ISBN-13

9780689873768

Publisher

Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

Published

May 6, 2014

Pages

40

Weight

16 oz

Subject

Juvenile Fiction