Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing

Copyright Date: 2025

Edition Date: 2025 Release Date: 07/30/24

Pages: 32 pages

ISBN: 1-482-46622-8

ISBN 13: 978-1-482-46622-5

Dewey: 394.263

LCCN: 2024001383

Dimensions: 21 cm.

Subject Heading:
Juneteenth. Juvenile literature.
African Americans. Texas. History. Juvenile literature.
Enslaved persons. Emancipation. United States. Juvenile literature.
African Americans. Anniversaries, etc. Juvenile literature.
Juneteenth.
African Americans. Texas. History.
Enslaved persons. Emancipation.
African Americans. Anniversaries, etc.

Language: English

Bibliography Index/Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Reading Level: 3.0

Interest Level: 2-5

Juneteenth, named a federal holiday in 2021, celebrates the ending of slavery in the United States. The holidays name is a combination of the words June and nineteenth as it commemorates June 19, 1865. On that day, Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, and told the enslaved people there that slavery was abolished. Readers of this important book will learn much more about this important time in historythe Civil Warand the terrible institution of slavery. Theyll also learn how Juneteenth is celebrated today. The engaging formatincluding graphic organizerswill encourage readers of all levels.