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Through the eyes of one little girl, this stunning picture book by an award-winning team tells the story of the first Juneteenth, the day freedom came to the last of the slaves in the South. Includes notes from the author and illustrator, a timeline of important dates, and a glossary of relevant terms. Full color.

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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.

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Title All Different Now: Juneteenth, the First Day of Freedom
Author Angela Johnson; E. B. Lewis (Illustrator)
Binding Hardback
Edition 1st Edition 1st
Pages 40
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, U.S.A.
Publication date 2014-05-06
Illustrated Yes
Features Dust Cover, Glossary, Illustrated, Price on Product - Canadian
ISBN 9780689873768 / 068987376X
Weight 1 lbs (0.45 kg)
Dimensions 9.31 x 11.34 x 0.46 in (23.65 x 28.80 x 1.17 cm)
Age range 05 to 09 years
Grade levels K - 4
Reading level 830
Themes
- Chronological Period: 1851-1899
- Ethnic Orientation: African American
- Event: Holiday
- Geographic Orientation: Texas
- Topical: Black History
- Topical: Civil War
Category Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
Library of Congress subjects African Americans, Slavery
Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2011038273
Dewey Decimal Code E

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Citations

Booklist, 02/01/2014, Page 61
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 06/01/2014, Page 523
Horn Book Magazine, 05/01/2014, Page 67
Hornbook Guide to Children, 07/01/2014, Page 0
Kirkus Best Picture Books, 11/15/2014, Page 65
Kirkus Reviews, 03/15/2014, Page 0
Publishers Weekly, 03/17/2014, Page 0
PW Children's Starred Reviews, 12/01/2014, Page 50
School Library Journal, 05/01/2014, Page 84
SLJ's Best Books, 12/01/2014, Page 27

About the author

Angela Johnson has won three Coretta Scott King Awards, one each for her novels The First Part Last, Heaven, and Toning the Sweep. The First Part Last was also the recipient of the Michael L. Printz Award. She is also the author of the novels Looking for Red and A Certain October. Her books for younger readers include the Coretta Scott King Honor Book When I Am Old with You, illustrated by David Soman; Wind Flyers and I Dream of Trains, both illustrated by Loren Long; and Lottie Paris Lives Here and its sequel Lottie Paris and the Best Place, both illustrated by Scott M. Fischer. Additional picture books include A Sweet Smell of Roses, Just Like Josh Gibson, The Day Ray Got Away, and All Different Now. In recognition of her outstanding talent, Angela was named a 2003 MacArthur Fellow. She lives in Kent, Ohio. Visit her at AJohnsonAuthor.com.

E.B. Lewis is the award-winning illustrator of such books as Virgie Goes to School with Us Boys by Elizabeth Fitzgerald, which was a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book, and This Little Light of Mine. He received the Caldecott Honor for Coming on Home Soon by Jacqueline Woodson and the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award for Talkin' About Bessie: The Story of Aviator Elizabeth Coleman by Nikki Grimes. E.B. Lewis lives in New Jersey, and you can visit him online at EBLewis.com.

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