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3) Thanksgiving
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Introduces readers to the traditions of Thanksgiving.
4) Pilgrims
Author
Series
Publisher
Not Supplied
Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
Formats
Description
This book talks about what the first Thanksgiving feast was, how and when it became a holiday. It also explains who the pilgrims were, why they came to America and their struggles and triumphs as colonists in the New World.
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"All across the world, among hundreds of cultures and across centuries, people have come together to give thanks. But Americans didn't have an official Thanksgiving holiday until the 1800s. The holiday Americans know today exists because of a woman named Sarah Josepha Hale, a spirited letter-writing campaign, a sympathetic president, and a civil war."--
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Every November, the United States celebrates Thanksgiving Day. But what actually happened at the first Thanksgiving? And when did it happen? Discover the facts and find out the fiction surrounding one of America's favorite holidays"--
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
[1967]
Language
English
Description
The Pilgrims' long and arduous voyage to the New World, their efforts to find a suitable harbor and place to settle, early encounters and peaceful coexistence with the Indians, and the abundant first year of farming and harvest thanksgiving are retold in a simple, researched text and accompanying illustrations.
Author
Publisher
Philomel
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"From the New York Times bestselling author of The Last Castle and The Girls of Atomic City comes the fascinating story of America's national day of thanks and of the tenacious and inspiring Sarah Josepha Hale, a nineteenth-century woman who made establishing this holiday her life's mission--one brought to fruition by the wise support of Abraham Lincoln"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of the Penguin Group
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Describes how the Pilgrims at Plymouth shared a three-day feast with their Native American neighbors after their first harvest in 1621, establishing a tradition that would become a national holiday.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Award-winning artist Sweet tells the story of the puppeteer Tony Sarg, capturing his genius, his dedication, his zest for play, and his long-lasting gift to America--the inspired helium balloons that would become the trademark of Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.