A Day for Rememberin': Inspired by the True Events of the First Memorial Day

by Leah Henderson

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 the eyes of a young boy, this is the deeply moving story about what is regarded as the first Memorial Day on May 1, 1865. Eli dresses...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1419736302
• ISBN13: 9781419736308
• Release Date: May 2021
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 9.3" x 11.1"
• Age Range: 6 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 4