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Henderson, Leah,

A day for rememberin' : inspired by the true events of the first Memorial Day / [print] Day for remembering written by Leah Henderson ; illustrated by Floyd Cooper. - New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, (c)2021. - 40 unnumbered pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm

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.

Ages 6 to 9. Abrams Books for Young Readers. Grade one. Grade two. Grade three. Grade four. Amazon



ISBN: 9781419736308 1419736302

LCCN: 2020028866

Nat. Bib. No.: GBC150374 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 020146097 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Freedmen--Juvenile fiction.
African Americans--Juvenile fiction.
Memorial Day--Juvenile fiction.
Freedmen--Fiction.
African Americans--Fiction.
Memorial Day--Fiction.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Juvenile fiction.
Charleston (S.C.)--Fiction.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Fiction.

Subjects--Index Terms: Grade one. Grade two. Grade three. Grade four.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Children's stories.
Picture books.

LC Class. No.: PZ7.1.H462.D394 2021