Filter By Subjects
Board books Hale, Sarah Josepha Buell 1788-1879 Holidays Massachusetts History New Plymouth, 1620-1691 Massachusetts History New Plymouth, 1620-1691 Juvenile literature Pilgrims (New Plymouth Colony) Pilgrims (New Plymouth Colony) Juvenile literature Squanto Juvenile literature Thanksgiving Day Thanksgiving Day Juvenile literatureFilter By Subjects
Board books Hale, Sarah Josepha Buell 1788-1879 Holidays Massachusetts History New Plymouth, 1620-1691 Massachusetts History New Plymouth, 1620-1691 Juvenile literature Pilgrims (New Plymouth Colony) Pilgrims (New Plymouth Colony) Juvenile literature Squanto Juvenile literature Thanksgiving Day Thanksgiving Day Juvenile literatureHeiligman, Deborah.
Summary: Tells the history behind Thanksgiving and the traditional ways it, and similar harvest festivals, are celebrated all over the world.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2006
Copies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Holiday HeiligmanFronis, Aly
Summary: These little turkeys have a lot of work to do to prepare for Thanksgiving! One goes to the market, one sweeps the floor, one draws pictures, one knits a sweater, and sets the table. Now they're all ready to wish you a Happy Thanksgiving!
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Little Bee Books Inc. 2016
Copies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Board Books, Call number: JE BOARD FROGrace, Catherine O'Neill
Summary: A recreation of the first Thanksgiving reveals the actual events during the three days that the Wampanoag people and the colonists came together.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic Society 2001
Copies Available at Interlochen
1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT US Hist GraceNelson, Robin
Summary: Simple text, photographs, and illustrations introduce the history and traditions of Thanksgiving.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications 2010
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE NEL BASKETMetaxas, Eric.
Summary: A biography of the Patuxet Indian who, after his capture, escape, and return to his childhood home, helped the Pilgrims establish the colony of Plymouth.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Rabbit Ears Books 1996
Copies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Holiday MetaxesRandall, Ronne.
Summary: Retells the story of Thanksgiving, suggests a variety of projects to make, including picture frames, collages, greeting cards, decorations, gifts, and costumes, and includes games and recipes.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Kingfisher Books 1994
Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Seasonal Juvenile Collection, Call number: J 745.5941 RANHayward, Linda
Summary: Describes how the first Thanksgiving celebration came to be.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 1990
Copies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: J Holiday HaywardSirett, Dawn
Summary: Introduces the holiday through simple text and such illustrations as a cornucopia, pumpkins, apples, a cooked turkey, and a child's turkey handprint.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2017
Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Seasonal Juvenile Collection, Call number: JE SIRGibbons, Gail.
Summary: Presents information about the first Thanksgiving and the way that holiday is celebrated today.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 1992
Copies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Juvenile Holidays, Call number: J 394.26 GIBMarkovics, Pearl
Summary: "Young readers will learn about Thanksgiving" --
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Bearport Publishing 2019
Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 394.2 MARNewell, Chris
Summary: "Do you know the true story of 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,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2021
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 974.4 NEWGeorge, Jean Craighead
Summary: Describes how the colonists aboard the Mayflower founded New Plymouth and celebrated their first harvest with a feast of thanksgiving.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 1993
Copies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 394.26 GEOCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Seasonal Juvenile Collection, Call number: J 394.26 GEONikola-Lisa, W.
Summary: A Thanksgiving counting book depicting the numbers one through ten through scenes of the holiday.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: A. Whitman 1991
Copies Available at Kingsley
2 available in KBL Holiday Storage, Call number: E NIKCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Seasonal Juvenile Collection, Call number: JE NIKHayward, Linda.
Summary: Describes how the first Thanksgiving celebration came to be.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 1990
Copies Available at Kingsley
1 available in KBL Holiday Storage, Call number: E HAYHolub, Joan.
Contents: What was the first Thanksgiving? -- Puritans -- Sailing to America -- Land! -- A new home -- Making friends -- The first Thanksgiving -- Fun and games -- Trouble -- A Thanksgiving holiday -- Thanksgiving today.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
Copies Available at Kingsley
1 available in KBL Holiday Storage, Call number: J 974.4 HOLGibbons, Gail.
Summary: An introduction to the history and customs of Thanksgiving.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2005
Copies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 394.2649 GIBCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Seasonal Juvenile Collection, Call number: J 394.2649 GIBCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: JE Holiday GibbonsSloate, Susan.
Summary: Everyone knows the story of the Pilgrims, but there's more to Thanksgiving than that! This is the tale of one woman's fight for a national holiday and how the president came to pardon a turkey every year.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap 2010
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.Kessel, Joyce K.
Summary: Describes how the Indian Squanto, an English-speaking Christian and former slave, whose village had been wiped out by smallpox, taught the Pilgrims the skills they needed to survive the harsh Massachusetts winter.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Carolrhoda Books 1983
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB SQUANTO KESMarzollo, Jean.
Summary: All-new, easy-to-read riddles by Marzollo are paired with Wick's fun photographs culled from previously published I Spy books to create this I Spy easy reader that's ideal for Thanksgiving.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2010
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.Crane, Carol
Summary: Examines the history and lore of Thanksgiving from A for "across the Atlantic Ocean" to Z for the "zeppelin-like" balloons in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2003
Copies Available at Kingsley
1 available in KBL Holiday Storage, Call number: E CraMackall, Dandi
Summary: Autumn leaves turning color, pumpkins beside doorsteps, and family gathered around the table for Thanksgiving are just some of the wonders celebrated in Fantastic Gifts of Fall
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: B & H Kids 2014
Copies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: E MacHolub, Joan.
Summary: 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.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
Copies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: JT US Hist What HolubSkarmeas, Nancy J.
Summary: Recounts the story of the first Thanksgiving, including the journey of the Pilgrims on the Mayflower and the assistance offered to them by Squanto and the other Indians.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: CandyCane Press 1999
Copies Available at Kingsley
1 available in KBL Holiday Storage, Call number: BRD E SCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Board Books, Call number: JE Board Skarmeas 1999Kiernan, Denise
Summary: "All across the world, among hundreds of cultures, over centuries, people have come together to give thanks. But in America, we 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."--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel 2022