{"product_id":"book-i2n5","title":"A Day for Rememberin'","description":"A moving tribute to the little-known history behind the first Memorial Day, illustrated by Coretta Scott King Award \u003cbr\u003ewinner Floyd Cooper\u003cbr\u003eToday is a special day. Eli knows it’s important if he’s allowed to miss one second of school, his “hard-earned \u003cbr\u003eright.”\u003cbr\u003eInspired by true events and told through the eyes of a young boy, this is the deeply moving story about what \u003cbr\u003eis regarded as the first Memorial Day on May 1, 1865. Eli dresses up in his best clothes, Mama gathers the \u003cbr\u003emayflowers, Papa straightens his hat, and together they join the crowds filling the streets of Charleston, South \u003cbr\u003eCarolina, with bouquets, crosses, and wreaths. Abolitionists, missionaries, teachers, military officers, and a \u003cbr\u003esea of faces Black, Brown, and White, they march as one and sing for all those who gave their lives fighting for \u003cbr\u003efreedom during the Civil War.\u003cbr\u003eWith poignant prose and celebratory, powerful illustrations, A Day for Rememberin’ shines light on the \u003cbr\u003elittle-known history of this important holiday and reminds us never to forget the people who put their lives on \u003cbr\u003ethe line for their country. The book is illustrated by award-winning illustrator Floyd Cooper and includes archival \u003cbr\u003ephotos in the back matter, as well as an author’s note, bibliography, timeline, and index.","brand":"Recorded Books, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49350000312624,"sku":"BDi2n5","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49350000345392,"sku":"ZEi2n5","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49350000378160,"sku":"ZMi2n5","price":35.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/534616-i2n5-Square.jpg?v=1734274595","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-i2n5","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}