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Jonkonnu
A Story from the Sketchbook of Winslow Homer
By Littlesugar, Amy & Schoenherr, Ian
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-39922-831-5
- Publisher
- New York : Philomel Books, c1997.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on January 22, 1998
Gr 3-6 Littlesugar and Schoenherr have taken a picture by Winslow Homer painted some 10 years after the Civil War and created a story around it. He had traveled to Petersburg, Virginia, where he had sketched the freed slaves who were celebrating "Jonkonnu." Sometimes adapted as a Christmas event, in Homer's painting it is a Fourth of July celebration of freedom from slavery. In this picture book, Homer's visit is described by the young girl whose mother runs the hotel where the artist takes a room. The narrative,...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
