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Thanksgiving Is for Giving Thanks
Sure, Thanksgiving is about pilgrims and history--and turkey, of course!--but most importantly, it's a holiday all about everything that we are thankful for. Cheerful, colorful illustrations accompany the simple text in this celebration of family, friends, and the holiday that brings them all together.
Paperback, 24 pages
Published
September 11th 2000
by Grosset & Dunlap
(first published September 1st 2000)
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Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays and I'm sure a lot of kids favorite holiday as well. There is no better time in the year to spend time with the people that you are most thankful for, and cherish in your life. This book has a very good meaning to it, and it is a perfect holiday story to share with friends and family. There is a good quote that I think could go along with this story and the quote is "Never take anything in life for Granted!" I think it fits this story perfectly, and th...more
When I went to the library for a good Thanksgiving book for 2's, I meant to borrow Giving Thanks--which I couldn't find. This was perfect, though! It has simple language with pictures and people with whom Aurora May, Chloe and Mia were able to relate. Aurora May ended up wanting to read it over Thanksgiving Break a few times. Super cute, super fun... and most importantly, a book that goes beyond Thanksgiving and is about being appreciative everyday for everything you have.
We learn about Thanksgiving and all the historical events that happened that led to this holiday, but we also learn about the meaning of what we should give thanks for.
Teaches children that Thanksgiving is not just about food but about family and friends and being thankful for what we have.
Children can write up or draw picture of what they are thankful for in their lives.
Teaches children that Thanksgiving is not just about food but about family and friends and being thankful for what we have.
Children can write up or draw picture of what they are thankful for in their lives.
Dec 01, 2010
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While Thanksgiving is a holiday that celebrates what America is all about, it is also, perhaps more importantly, a holiday about appreciating and realizing the things we are thankful for in life. This book will remind all of its readers that there is so much to be thankful for, from the littlest of things, like lollipops and pie, to the most important things...family and friends!
Thanksgiving is a holiday that is rarely celebrated for the thanks part. I enjoyed this book because it names the simple things to be thankful for that so many teachers and students alike take for granted. Although I would not use this as a whole group read aloud because of the holiday theme, it would not be a bad book for children overall.
This book is a fun way to show younger grades, maybe 1st or 2nd grade, that people all over the world are thankful for different things! It would be fun to do this as a read aloud and then do a class activity where everyone says what they are thankful for and make a class picture book of everything the class is thankful for!
In this book, the kids are thankful for...
mom and dad
everyone else in the family (shown with grandma and grandpa)
teacher
friends
room
hot chocolate
dogs and cats
books
bright sunny days
lollipops
special days like Thanksgiving
mom and dad
everyone else in the family (shown with grandma and grandpa)
teacher
friends
room
hot chocolate
dogs and cats
books
bright sunny days
lollipops
special days like Thanksgiving
This is a great book to show how different families celebrate an American tradition. This could be used to talk about how traditions have changed since the first thanksgiving. This could be used for a text to person connection.
This is a great book to read with younger grades and then do a fun activity where students write about what they are thankful for! You could even make a cute class book! :)
this book is good to read around the thanksgiving season. this book simple explains about the thanksgiving day. we surely need to be more thankful for what we have!
I liked that this was a little more than just a list of what you are thankful for. For each thing that they are thankful for, they also say why they are thankful for it.
This is a great book to read around Thanksgiving. It can also lead to an excellent activity with the students writing about things they are grateful for.
Jul 29, 2011
Sandybear76
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Just right for the preschoolers. Not too long. Not dripping in history. It just is a great little book that tells why be thankful - family, friends, books.
Cute story about giving for the holidays
Aug 19, 2011
Jamie
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2.3 level
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2.3 level
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a simple book. Early reader. The message of gratitude is right on
A good general book about Thanksgiving and what a kid is thankful for.
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