Book description
A moving tribute to the little-known history behind the first
Memorial Day, illustrated by Coretta Scott King Award winner Floyd
Cooper
Today is a special day. Eli knows it's important if he's allowed to miss one second of school, his "hard-earned right."
Inspired by true events and told through theā¦
Why read it?
1 author picked A Day for Rememberin' as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I am an absolute sucker for origin stories about American subjects, and especially origin stories that I should know and donāt. Plus, I love anything and everything that Floyd Cooper illustrated, so that book hits all the right notes for me.
I was taken right away by the young narrator, who participates in Americaās first Memorial Day, and astonished to hear that like so many things that matter in Americaāincluding the Tomb of the Unknown SoldierāMemorial Day came about by popular acclaim.
That the first one was organized by former slaves in South Carolina not even a month after theā¦
From Jeff's list on for kids to inspire love for America.
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