If You Lived During the Plimoth Thanksgiving by Chris Newell

If You Lived During the Plimoth Thanksgiving

Paperback – Picture Book, November 2, 2021

Chris Newell

Scholastic Inc. · Paperback · November 2, 2021

What do you know about the thanksgiving feast at Plimoth?

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Who it’s for
A question-and-answer look at the feast and the history behind Thanksgiving.
Themes
Plimoth feast, History leading up to the feast, Thanksgiving holiday origins
Genres
Thanksgiving, Colonial & Revolutionary U.S., Native American Life (U.S.)

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About this book

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.

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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.

Questions at Plimoth

A question-and-answer look at the feast and the history behind Thanksgiving.

Come here for

  • Wondering what people wore and ate at the Plimoth feast
  • A look at the event from both sides

Expect

  • Questions and answers about the feast and its history
  • Kid-friendly artwork and engaging information

Where it sits

Thanksgiving75%
Colonial & Revolutionary U.S.74%
Native American Life (U.S.)58%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Native American Life (U.S.)
  • Colonial & Revolutionary U.S.
  • Thanksgiving
Authors
Chris Newell
Publisher
Scholastic Inc.
Published
November 2, 2021
Format
Paperback
Theme
Plimoth feast · History leading up to the feast · Thanksgiving holiday origins
Reading lane
Native American Life (U.S.)