Juneteenth for Mazie - (Fiction Picture Books) by Floyd Cooper (Hardcover)

Dimensions (Overall): 12 Inches (H) x 8.2 Inch (W) x .4 Inch (D)
Weight: 1 Pounds
Number of Pages: 40
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
Sub-Genre: Holidays & Celebrations
Series Title: Fiction Picture Books
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Capstone Young Readers
Author: Floyd Cooper
Age Range: 9-12 Years
Book theme: Other, Non-Religious
Language: English

About the Book

Mazie learns the history of Juneteenth and its importance through a story about her grandfather.

Book Synopsis

Mazie is ready to celebrate liberty. She is ready to celebrate freedom. She is ready to celebrate a great day in American history. The day her ancestors were no longer slaves. Mazie remembers the struggles and the triumph, as she gets ready to celebrate Juneteenth.

About The Author

Award-winning author/illustrator Floyd Cooper received a Coretta Scott King Award for his illustrations in The Blacker the Berry and a Coretta Scott King Honor for his illustrations in Brown Honey in Broomwheat Tea and I Have Heard of a Land. He lives in Easton, Pennsylvania, with his wife and children.

Award-winning author/illustrator Floyd Cooper received a Coretta Scott King Award for his illustrations in The Blacker the Berry and a Coretta Scott King Honor for his illustrations in Brown Honey in Broomwheat Tea and I Have Heard of a Land. He lives in Easton, Pennsylvania, with his wife and children.