Displaying 1 of 1 2021 Format: Book Author: Henderson, Leah, author. Title: A day for rememberin' : the first Memorial Day / written by Leah Henderson ; illustrated by Floyd Cooper. Publisher, Date: New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2021. Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm Publication Year: 2021 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. Target Audience Note: 5-8 Brodart. K-3 Brodart. Subjects: Freedmen -- Fiction. African Americans -- Fiction. Memorial Day -- Fiction. Freedmen -- Juvenile fiction. Freedmen. African Americans -- Juvenile fiction. African Americans. Memorial Day -- Juvenile fiction. Memorial Day JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / Military & Wars JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877) JUVENILE FICTION / Holidays & Celebrations / Patriotic Holidays JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / United States / African American & Black Charleston (S.C.) -- Fiction. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Fiction. Charleston (S.C.) -- Juvenile fiction. Charleston (S.C.) -- Fiction United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Juvenile fiction. United States -- History -- 1861-1865, Civil War -- Fiction. Genre: Picture books. Other Author: Cooper, Floyd, illustrator. Other Title: Day for remembering Notes: Includes bibliographical references. Kirkus Reviews, April 15, 2021 Booklist, April 15, 2021 Publishers Weekly, March 29, 2021 Kirkus Starred Reviews LCCN: 2020028866 ISBN: 9781419736308 1419736302 Current Holds: 0 Local Availability:2 (of 2) System Availability:11 (of 11) Control Number: 2121396 Place Request Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Librarian's View Displaying 1 of 1
