she experiences Juneteenth, a Texas tradition celebrating the end of slavery.
Festive and full of mirth, her fluid, motion-packed lines put a visible spring in her characters' steps, and her palette is as summery as lemonade and blue skies. Juneteenth jamboree / by Carole Boston Weatherford illustrated by Yvonne. But the larger treat is newcomer Buchanan's loose pen-and-ink and watercolor art. Although wordy, the enthusiastic text allows readers to discover-and celebrate-the holiday along with Cassandra. After enjoying all the surprises of Juneteenthan emancipation celebration that is said to have. It was a fine day for daydreaming, begins Carole Boston Weatherford’s joyful picture book, Juneteenth Jamboree, about a young girl who has just moved to her parents’ hometown in Texas. She is duly astonished by the rousing Juneteenth celebration, with its shows, parade, crafts and cheerful spectators. Carole Boston Weatherford's Juneteenth Celebration. Cassandra, newly moved to Texas, doesn't know about the holiday-her parents and other relatives are cooking, dancing and dressing up a storm, all the while telling her to expect a surprise (the only hint is that it's a Texas tradition). Cassie likes her new house, and her new school is okay, but Texas doesn't quite feel like home yet. Cassandra's family has just moved from the city back to her parents' hometown in Texas. On that day Texas slaves learned about their emancipation-an astonishing two and a half years after Lincoln signed the proclamation. Juneteenth Jamboree By Carole Boston Weatherford Illustrated by Yvonne Buchanan Paperback: 11.95 Ebook View the Teacher's Guide It's a fine day in June. Starring a likable girl named Cassandra, Weatherford's debut introduces readers to Juneteenth, which commemorates the events of June 19, 1865.
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