A day for rememberin', inspired by the true events of the first Memorial Day, written by Leah Henderson ; illustrated by Floyd Cooper
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- Freed persons -- Fiction
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Fiction
- African Americans -- Juvenile fiction
- Memorial Day -- Fiction
- Picture books
- Children's stories
- Freed persons -- Juvenile fiction
- African Americans -- Fiction
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Juvenile fiction
- Charleston (S.C.) -- Fiction
- Memorial Day -- Juvenile fiction
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A day for rememberin', inspired by the true events of the first Memorial Day, written by Leah Henderson ; illustrated by Floyd Cooper
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (page [39])
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illustrations
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no index present
Intended audience
Ages 6 to 9, Abrams Books for Young Readers
Literary form
fiction
Main title
A day for rememberin'
Nature of contents
bibliography
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1176315264
Responsibility statement
written by Leah Henderson ; illustrated by Floyd Cooper
Sub title
inspired by the true events of the first Memorial Day
Summary
In Charleston, South Carolina, in 1865, ten-year-old Eli and other newly freed slaves gather to honor the memory of fallen Union soldiers, an event considered to be one of the first celebrations of what is now called Memorial Day. Includes author's note
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primary
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Day for remembering
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