Celebrate Thanksgiving - Holidays Around the World

Thanksgiving is the original American holiday. When the Pilgrims sat down to give thanks for the hard-won bounty of their new world, they continued a Native American tradition that would become a focal point in the calendar of all generations of Americans to come.The author relates this holiday to the harvest festivals celebrated by thankful believers of many faiths all over the globe. The books stunning pictures show the celebration in its historical and cultural aspects, and the back matter contains a delicious Thanksgiving recipe, a glossary, and a useful list of holiday references and resources. Dr. Elizabeth Pleck gives readers, parents, and teachers an historical and cultural background to this unique American tradition in her informative note.National Geographic supports K-12 educators with ELA Common Core Resources.Visit www.natgeoed.org/commoncore for more information.

ISBN:	9781426302923
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint:	National Geographic Kids
Published date:	31 Oct 2008
DEWEY:	394.2649
DEWEY edition:	22
Language:	English
Number of pages:	32
Weight:	114g
Height:	243mm
Width:	210mm
Spine width:	2mm

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