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The Very First Thanksgiving Day
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.
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.
Paperback, 32 pages
Published
October 1st 2006
by Atheneum Books for Young Readers
(first published 2002)
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The Very First Thanksgiving Day by Rhonda Gowler Greene. The illustration of book is very nice. Although the story starts and ends with Thanksgiving first day; the book made a great deal about that day. The rhymed of the text and realistic illustrations encourage the person who reads to take a step back. All the way back to the Pilgrims leaving their homeland and boarding the Mayflower. The result is that the day is put into historical context in a way that's reasonable even to the very young. T...more
Greene uses a "House That Jack Built" approach to tell the story of the first Thanksgiving, working backward from the feast to the pilgrims' departure from England. The result is an absorbing narrative that prompted a lively discussion between my son and me (though one of his questions was why the sequence wasn't carried through on each repetition--in his words, "Why didn't you keep going?"). The text and illustrations are well researched, as explained in the author's and artist's notes. Yet the...more
The book provides a brief history of pilgrims, Indians, and the journey to the new world on Mayflower. I am not a fan of candy-coated history books. I know it might seem like it is too much for younger children to hear the truth behind the establishment of America, but I always believe that it is better to tell the whole truth. Obviously, teachers should alter the way they explain this part of American history to younger learners, but telling them Pilgrims made friends with Indians was slightly...more
Nov 26, 2008
Cassie
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
picturebooks,
holiday
If you are looking for more traditional fare this holiday, check out The Very First Thanksgiving Day by Rhonda Gowler Greene. A Michigan native, Greene created a well researched story of the first Thanksgiving, expressing not only the toils faced by the pilgrims in the new world, but also the joy and thankfulness felt by them at the celebration. Yes, the story lacks a lot of detail, but it is a good, solid introduction for the very young.
Beautiful illustrations, but "The House That Jack Built" format was too vauge for my tutoring audience of smart 2nd graders. It glossed over the facts of the pilgrims and the first Thanksgiving, and the students are well-versed in all that. They were more interested in talking about how 100 people could fit into the hull of the Mayflower. This book is better suited for younger readers who still rely heavily on pictures to tell the story.
Here is a book that talks about the actual first thanksgiving in a broad sense. It talks about how the pilgrims and the Indians worked together and how the pilgrims over came all their troubles. It also had some rhyming words in it that were used in a kagan lesson.
I think this book would be perfect to read to a classroom around Thanksgiving time. Many people, even adults, do not know how Thanksgiving came into being, and instead just see it as a holiday where we eat turkey. It would work well as a social studies lesson as well.
This book offers a lovely introduction to the Thanksgiving holiday that even the youngest viewers can grasp. Gaber's rich paintings convey a surprising amount of emotion . Although simplistic, the scope of the holiday is captured in just a few pages.
Book about the First Thanksgiving between the pilgrims and Native Americans. It has beautiful illustrations and talks about the sharing and exchanges made between the two people. This book can be used in language arts as well as social studies.
Nov 21, 2012
Dearborn Public Library Youth Services
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
This would work best as a read aloud for K-3rd grades (possibly older). It is a little long and a bit slow in the middle. It has a nice rhythm and good illustrations.
I loved this book as a way to explain why we celebrate Thanksgiving to preschool and young elementary-age children. Beautiful illustrations.
This cumulative rhyming book was fun to read, had great pictures, and told a great story. I would enjoy reading this one every year.
Nice rhyming meter--but not a lot of substance or story. Not our first choice for Thanksgiving stories.
A good selection for a historical look at Thanksgiving for Preschoolers or older. It has nice illustrations and prose that sounds rhythmic when read aloud.
The painting illustrations are very nice. I didn't like or enjoy the rhyming text.
Oct 20, 2012
Horace Mann Family Reading Challenge
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Shelves:
2-012-in-2012,
holiday
Useful addition to the Thanksgiving collection. P.K.
The illustrations are astounding, the prose is simple, and my children (and I) loved it. An excellent holiday book for briefly & engagingly covering the history of American Thanksgiving. I appreciate any book that recenters both me and my children on the real purpose of a holiday based on gratitude, but this is definitely one of my favorites.
Beautiful illustrations...and a good place to start teaching Robby about the pilgrims and the indians...
Based on "This is the House that Jack Built" tells the Thanksgiving story in a very simplistic manner.
Rhyming verses trace the events leading up to the first Thanksgiving Day.
this book has gorgeous illustrations!!!
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