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    The book is Pink and Say by Patricia Polacco. The topic is two unlikely soldiers during the Civil War. Fifteen year old Pink who is an African American Union Soldier and his poor white comrade, as one nurses the other back to health from battle wounds the two are imprisoned at Andersonville. This is based on a true story.  3 - 5    6 - 8    9 - 12    English/Language Arts    Library    Social Studies/History  

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    General U. S. Grant and staff, City Point, Va., summer of 1864
    Pink and Say by Patricia Palacco based on a true story
    Map showing the location of battle fields of Virginia : compiled from official war records and maps for the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.
    Atlas showing battles, engagements, and important localities connected with the campaigns in Virginia, completing the Campaign Map
    Harriet Tubman's Spy Tugboat
    "Fugitive" Afriacan Americans run to the river
    [A bombproof shelter for the soldiers during the siege of Petersburg, August 10, 1864]
    [President Lincoln's horse, Old Robin] / F.W. Ingmire, photographic artist, City Gallery, West Side of Public Square, Springfield, Ill.
    John Sharper / S. B. Brown, photographer, 101 Westminster St., Providence, R.I.
    24th Regt. U.S. Colored Troops. Let Soldiers in War, Be Citizens in Peace
    [Civil War envelope showing eagle and flag]
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    This book sounds like a wonderful choice for a book backdrop. You've clearly found many relevant primary sources. Nice!

    Pink and Say can be used by both elementary and middle school teachers. Nice choice of photos and documents to support the story.

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