The Very First Thanksgiving Day
Paperback – Picture Book, October 1, 2006
Atheneum Books for Young Readers · Paperback · October 1, 2006
From the same team that brought you The Day Jesus Was Born comes a charming story that introduces the Thanksgiving holiday to young readers.
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- Who it’s for
- A gentle picture-book introduction to Thanksgiving, centered on shared food and honoring the earth’s bounty.
- Themes
- Thanksgiving holiday, Harvest and gratitude, Two societies sharing a feast
- Genres
- Thanksgiving
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From the same team that brought you The Day Jesus Was Born comes a charming story that introduces the Thanksgiving holiday to young readers. This is the food, gathered and blessed, the corn and sweet berries, and wild turkey dressed, shared on the very first Thanksgiving Day. Join author Rhonda Gowler Greene and illustrator Susan Gaber on a journey back to the very first Thanksgiving Day, when two societies came together to feast and honor the earth's bounty in peace.
A Holiday Remembered
A gentle picture-book introduction to Thanksgiving, centered on shared food and honoring the earth’s bounty.
Come here for
- A young-reader welcome to the Thanksgiving holiday
- Food, blessing, and a peaceful gathering across two societies
Expect
- A charming story in verse
- A journey back to the first Thanksgiving Day
Where it sits
| Thanksgiving | 53% |
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Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Thanksgiving Stories
- Christian Holiday Stories
- Friendship
- Authors
- Rhonda Gowler Greene
- Publisher
- Atheneum Books for Young Readers
- Published
- October 1, 2006
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Thanksgiving holiday · Harvest and gratitude · Two societies sharing a feast
- Reading lane
- Thanksgiving Stories