Giving Thanks
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Picture Book · Ages 6–9 · 2001

Giving Thanks

Written by Kate Waters · Illustrated by Russ Kendall

Experience the First Thanksgiving through the eyes of two young boys from different worlds.

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40 pages
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In 1621, a 14-year-old Wampanoag boy, Dancing Moccasins, and a 6-year-old English boy, Resolved White, witness a historic harvest celebration. As cultures collide, their perspectives reveal the untold story of the First Thanksgiving. What truths will emerge from this meeting of worlds? Discover the events that shaped a pivotal moment in history, captured in vivid detail at Plimoth Plantation.

From the publisher

Sometime between September 21 and November 9, 1621, the English colonists, whom we call Pilgrims, and the Wampanoag people shared a harvest celebration. That meal has become known as the First Thanksgiving. This is the story of what may have actually happened during those days, as told by Dancing Moccasins, a fourteen-year-old Wampanoag boy, and Resolved White, a six-year-old English boy.Photographed in full color at the Plimoth Plantation, this fascinating reenactment will let readers experience the time when English colonists settled on the rich and fertile land of the Wampanoag people.

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
40
Reading age
6–9
Audience
Picture
Lexile
620L
Themes & topics
Books about cultureBooks about holidaysBooks about ThanksgivingBooks about race and ethnicityBooks about social life and customs
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~4
F&P level
~O
Publication
Published
August 1, 2001
Publisher
Scholastic
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780439243957

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