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Li'l Dan, the Drummer Boy: A Civil War Story
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4.1 out of 5
Based on 54 Ratings and 14 Reviews

Book Description
Li'l Dan, a slave on a Southern plantation, loves to play his drum. When a company of Union soldiers announce that the slaves have been set free, Dan has no place to go, so he follows the soldiers, who make him their mascot. But Confederate soldiers attack, and Dan discovers that he is the only one who can save his friends.

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Book Information
PublisherSimon and Schuster Books for Young Readers
BindingHardcover (4 editions)
Reading LevelAges 4-8
# of Pages40
ISBN-100689862377
ISBN-13978-0689862373
Publication Date09/01/2003
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About Romare Bearden (Author, Illustrator) : Romare Bearden is a published author, illustrator, and a painter of children's books. Some of the published credits of Romare Bearden include Romare Bearden, Li'l Dan, the Drummer Boy: A Civil War Sto... more
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About Henry Louis Gates (Foreword) : Henry Louis Gates is credited in children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Henry Louis Gates include Their Eyes Were Watching God, Slave Uprisings and Runaways: Fighting... more
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About Maya Angelou (Narrator, Reader) : Maya Angelou is a published author and a narrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Maya Angelou include I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes (U... more
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