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Juneteenth for Mazie

Little Mazie wants the freedom to stay up late, but her father explains what freedom really means in the story of Juneteenth, and how her ancestors celebrated their true freedom.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Cooper, Floyd (Author)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	North Mankato, Minnesota : Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint, [2015]
Subjects:	Juneteenth > Juvenile fiction. African Americans > History > Juvenile fiction. African Americans > Social life and customs > Juvenile fiction. Slaves > Emancipation > Texas > Galveston > Juvenile fiction.
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Summary:	Little Mazie wants the freedom to stay up late, but her father explains what freedom really means in the story of Juneteenth, and how her ancestors celebrated their true freedom.
Physical Description:	1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
ISBN:	9781623701703 1623701708 9781479558193 1479558192 9781479558209
Author Notes:	Floyd Cooper was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on January 8, 1956. He received a degree in fine arts from the University of Oklahoma. After graduating, he worked as an artist for a major greeting card company. In 1984, he came to New York City to pursue a career as an illustrator of books. The first book he illustrated was Grandpa's Face written by Eloise Greenfield. He received a Coretta Scott King Award for his illustrations in The Blacker the Berry and a Coretta Scott King Honor for Brown Honey in Broomwheat Tea and I Have Heard of a Land. Floyd Cooper illustrator, and author, published over 96 books. On July 16, 2021, he died from cancer in Easton, PA. He was 65. (Bowker Author Biography)