If You Lived During the Plimoth Thanksgiving
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Chapter Book · Ages 6–8 · 2021

If You Lived During the Plimoth Thanksgiving

By Chris Newell, Winona Nelson (Illustrator)

Part of the If You series

Discover the true story behind the first Thanksgiving feast at Plimoth.

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Step back in time to the first Thanksgiving at Plimoth, where English colonists and the Wampanoag people shared a historic feast. Explore what you would wear, eat, and how life differed then. Uncover the true story behind this iconic event and its journey to becoming a national holiday. This engaging exploration offers a fresh perspective on a pivotal moment in history, perfect for curious minds and classroom discussions.

From the publisher

What do you know about the thanksgiving feast at Plimoth? What if you lived in a different time and place? What would you wear? What would you eat? How would your daily life be different?Scholastic’s If You Lived… series answers all of kids’ most important questions about events in American history. With a question and answer format, kid-friendly artwork, and engaging information, this series is the perfect partner for the classroom and for history-loving readers.What if you lived when the English colonists and the Wampanoag people shared a feast at Plimoth? What would you have worn? What would you have eaten? What was the true story of the feast that we now know as the first Thanksgiving and how did it become a national holiday?Chris Newell answers all these questions and more in this comprehensive dive into the feast at Plimoth and the history leading up to it. Carefully crafted to explore both sides of this historical event, this book is a great choice for Thanksgiving units, and for teaching children about this popular holiday.

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
96
Reading age
6–8
Audience
Juvenile Reader
Lexile
1090L
Themes & topics
Books about cultureBooks about historyBooks about holidaysBooks about ThanksgivingBooks about race and ethnicity
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~7.6
F&P level
~Z
Publication
Published
November 2, 2021
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781338726374

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