Poppy Day
By: Katie Dicker
Series: Special days of the year; Special days of the year
Publisher: Wayland
Published: 2007
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 30
ISBN-13: 9780750252324
Subjects: Juvenile literature; Armistice Day; Remembrance Sunday
Description: In New Zealand red poppies are sold in advance of Anzac Day (April 25th) in gratitude for those who died at Gallipoli. In other places, such as Britain, Poppy day is a special day in November, also called Remembrance Day (from Armistice Day), when those who died in wars since World War I are remembered. This day began nearly a 100 years ago at the end of this terrible war.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 28) and index.