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Jonkonnu

Book Description
Cilla doesn't know much about Yankee painter Winslow Homer, who is staying at her mama's inn in Virginia. So one day she follows him and she's surprised to discover that Mr. Homer has posed freed slaves in colorful costumes while he paints a tribute to Jonkonnu, the African-American holiday that celebrates freedom from slavery.
Book Information
PublisherPhilomel Books
BindingHardcover
Reading LevelAges 4-8
# of Pages32
ISBN-100399228314
ISBN-13978-0399228315
Publication Date12/29/1997
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About Amy Littlesugar (Author) : Amy Littlesugar is a published author of children's books. Some of the published credits of Amy Littlesugar include Clown Child, Willy and Max: A Holocaust Story, Shake Rag: From the Life of Elvis Pre... more
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