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Thank You, Sarah: The Woman Who Saved Thanksgiving
by
Laurie Halse Anderson (Goodreads Author)
We the people of the United States...
Almost Lost Thanksgiving
Yes. That's right!
Way back when "skirts were long and hats were tall" Americans were forgetting Thanksgiving, and nobody seemed to care!
Thankfully, Sarah Hale appeared. More steadfast than Plymouth Rock, this lady editor knew the holiday needed saving. But would her recipe for rescue ever convince Congres
...morePaperback, 40 pages
Published
September 27th 2005
by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
(first published October 1st 2002)
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A very neat story, interesting history lesson for kids (and adults who, like me, are not up with their Sarah Hale lessons!) Especially great around this time of year--could you imagine if we didn't celebrate Thanksgiving anymore? Or if only certain states did? Oh-my! Thank you, Sarah (and President Lincoln!) Also a good story about what persistence and spirit can do--how one woman's constant letters saved this holiday. (And especially inspiring considering most women of her time were not empower...more
Entertaining, informative, and funny - another great nonfiction book for kids. I'm actually embarrassed to say that, before reading this, I wouldn't have been able to tell you who Sarah Hale was. Laurie Halse Anderson's conversational style of writing blends perfectly with Matt Faulkner's cartoonish illustrations, and the afterword, "A Feast of Facts" (Get it? Feast... Thanksgiving...) is pretty darn interesting. For example, did you know that in 1939 and 1940 FDR declared Thanksgiving on the TH...more
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“Thank You, Sarah”, written by Laurie Halse Anderson, is clever story is about a young woman named Sarah Hale. This book tells the story of the woman who made Thanksgiving a national holiday. Thanksgiving wasn’t always national holiday. Sarah Hale wanted nothing more than to make Thanksgiving a national holiday because that day is so important in the history of the United States. Sarah started to send letters to the president. She sent letters to Zachary Taylor, Millard Fillmore and Franklin Pie...more
Week 13
We almost lost Thanksgiving! All thanks to a Sarah Hale, a "bold and brave and stubborn and smart" woman, Thanksgiving was saved...but it took some hard work. During a time when the country was torn in two, Sarah knew the best remedy would be to make the fourth Thursday in November a National Holiday. She was met with a lot of opposition, including four past presidents, but she never gave up on what she believed in. Day after day, month after month, year after year, Sarah continued to fig...more
We almost lost Thanksgiving! All thanks to a Sarah Hale, a "bold and brave and stubborn and smart" woman, Thanksgiving was saved...but it took some hard work. During a time when the country was torn in two, Sarah knew the best remedy would be to make the fourth Thursday in November a National Holiday. She was met with a lot of opposition, including four past presidents, but she never gave up on what she believed in. Day after day, month after month, year after year, Sarah continued to fig...more
Thank You Sarah, The Woman Who Saved Thanksgiving
My Review:
I had no idea who Sarah Hale was until I read this children's book. The unfortunate part of United States social studies/history books is that the U.S. often forgets about the women who changed the world. The artwork in this book was lovely (see above) and the story was informational. (Although there are some Native American stereotypes that need to be addressed.)
Thanksgiving is such a hard topic for me to enjoy talking about. Bringing s...more
My Review:
I had no idea who Sarah Hale was until I read this children's book. The unfortunate part of United States social studies/history books is that the U.S. often forgets about the women who changed the world. The artwork in this book was lovely (see above) and the story was informational. (Although there are some Native American stereotypes that need to be addressed.)
Thanksgiving is such a hard topic for me to enjoy talking about. Bringing s...more
“Thank You, Sarah” was written by Laurie Halse Andreson. This clever story is about a young woman named Sarah Hale. This tells the history on how Thanksgiving actually became a holiday and how Sarah Hale was a hero. Thanksgiving wasn’t a National Holiday until Sarah came into the picture. Sarah wanted Thanksgiving to be a holiday so bad, she started to send letters to the president. She sent letters to Zachary Taylor, Millard Fillmore and Franklin Pierce and they all said no to this idea. But Sa...more
Thank You, Sarah: The Woman Who Saved Thanksgiving is the sassy, witty tale of Sarah Hale. While there are a few inaccuracies--i.e., the mention of cranberries at the very first Thanksgiving--my children were delighted and involved with this book. They were cheering, laughing, and asking for more by the end! Despite the era that the book is written about (pre-Civil War era through the late 1800's), Sarah Hale is depicted as inspiring and powerful: "bold, brave, stubborn, and smart."
Not only did...more
Not only did...more
Genre: Biography, Picture Book
Rating: ***** “Thank You, Sarah: The Woman Who Saved Thanksgiving” is a beautifully illustrated book. It teaches an important lesson about perseverance while focusing on the history of an American holiday. Both the text and illustrations are entertaining. I read it aloud to my 7th graders, and they absolutely loved it.
Summary: Sarah Hale spent 38 years writing letters to government officials trying to convince them to make Thanksgiving a national holiday. Her perse...more
Rating: ***** “Thank You, Sarah: The Woman Who Saved Thanksgiving” is a beautifully illustrated book. It teaches an important lesson about perseverance while focusing on the history of an American holiday. Both the text and illustrations are entertaining. I read it aloud to my 7th graders, and they absolutely loved it.
Summary: Sarah Hale spent 38 years writing letters to government officials trying to convince them to make Thanksgiving a national holiday. Her perse...more
Need another book about Thanksgiving, but one with a little twist? This is the story of how Thanksgiving almost wasn’t a holiday, and how one woman lobbied to get it an official national holiday. Sarah Hale used the power of the written word, and patience, to get her message to
several presidents. Abraham Lincoln finally agreed, and in 1863 it was appointed to the 4th Thursday of November. There is “A Feast of Facts” at the end of the book, which goes into more detail about the various aspects of...more
several presidents. Abraham Lincoln finally agreed, and in 1863 it was appointed to the 4th Thursday of November. There is “A Feast of Facts” at the end of the book, which goes into more detail about the various aspects of...more
Oct 12, 2009
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Summary:We the people of the United States... Almost Lost Thanksgiving Yes. That's right! Way back when "skirts were long and hats were tall" Americans were forgetting Thanksgiving, and nobody seemed to care!
Thankfully, Sarah Hale appeared. More steadfast than Plymouth Rock, this lady editor knew the holiday needed saving. But would her recipe for rescue ever convince Congress and the presidents? Join acclaimed author Laurie Halse Anderson on a journey of a woman and a pen that spanned four deca...more
Thankfully, Sarah Hale appeared. More steadfast than Plymouth Rock, this lady editor knew the holiday needed saving. But would her recipe for rescue ever convince Congress and the presidents? Join acclaimed author Laurie Halse Anderson on a journey of a woman and a pen that spanned four deca...more
Summary: Way back when "skirts were long and hats were tall" Americans were forgetting Thanksgiving, and nobody seemed to care! Thankfully, Sarah Hale appeared. More steadfast than Plymouth Rock, this lady editor knew the holiday needed saving. But would her recipe for rescue ever convince Congress and the presidents?
Join acclaimed author Laurie Halse Anderson on a journey of a woman and a pen that spanned four decades, the Civil War, and five presidents, all so you could have your turkey and ea...more
Join acclaimed author Laurie Halse Anderson on a journey of a woman and a pen that spanned four decades, the Civil War, and five presidents, all so you could have your turkey and ea...more
I was intrigued by this book when I saw that Laurie Halse Anderson wrote it. I never knew of Sarah Josepha Hale before, though I should have because, based upon the "Feast of Facts" at the end of the book, she was the author of "Mary Had a Little Lamb." The lamb belonged to one of her students and the waited outside of the schoolhouse all day, which led Sarah to write the poem. Laurie Halse Anderson is one of her descendents.
Prior to reading this book, I knew that Abraham Lincoln had proclaimed...more
Prior to reading this book, I knew that Abraham Lincoln had proclaimed...more
ThankYouSarah, For Saving Thanksgiving
1. Brief Summary
Sarah Hale sees that the country is falling apart and wants to unite the country by celebrating Thanksgiving every year on the same day. She is a superhero in many ways, even though she doesn’t posses any super powers. She picks up a pen and write several letters to several presidents in order to make her beliefs come to life. She faces several setbacks, but always continues to prevail. Thanksgiving finally becomes a part of our countries hi...more
1. Brief Summary
Sarah Hale sees that the country is falling apart and wants to unite the country by celebrating Thanksgiving every year on the same day. She is a superhero in many ways, even though she doesn’t posses any super powers. She picks up a pen and write several letters to several presidents in order to make her beliefs come to life. She faces several setbacks, but always continues to prevail. Thanksgiving finally becomes a part of our countries hi...more
1. Summary: Sarah Hale sees that the country is falling apart and she wants to unite the country by celebrating Thanksgiving on the same day every year. She is a superhero, but not one with super powers. Sarah has a pen and she writes to make her voice heard about the things she believes in. She faces countless setbacks and rejections, but she never gives up. In the end, she prevails and Thanksgiving becomes national holiday that every celebrates.
2. ) Reading level: early to transitional.
Genre...more
2. ) Reading level: early to transitional.
Genre...more
Thank You, Sarah: The Woman Who Saved Thanksgiving by Laurie Halse Anderson, illustrated by Matt Faulkner follows the life and work of Sarah Hale, particularly her quest to see Thanksgiving become an official national holiday.
Sarah Hale was a determined woman who fought for schools for girls, children's playgrounds, historical monuments and Thanksgiving. She argued against spanking, corsets, bloomers, bustles and slavery. She influenced people by writing letters and articles. She became the firs...more
Sarah Hale was a determined woman who fought for schools for girls, children's playgrounds, historical monuments and Thanksgiving. She argued against spanking, corsets, bloomers, bustles and slavery. She influenced people by writing letters and articles. She became the firs...more
Summary: We the people of the United States...
Almost Lost Thanksgiving
Yes. That's right!
Way back when "skirts were long and hats were tall" Americans were forgetting Thanksgiving, and nobody seemed to care!
Thankfully, Sarah Hale appeared. More steadfast than Plymouth Rock, this lady editor knew the holiday needed saving. But would her recipe for rescue ever convince Congress and the presidents?
Join acclaimed author Laurie Halse Anderson on a journey of a woman and a pen that spanned four decades...more
Almost Lost Thanksgiving
Yes. That's right!
Way back when "skirts were long and hats were tall" Americans were forgetting Thanksgiving, and nobody seemed to care!
Thankfully, Sarah Hale appeared. More steadfast than Plymouth Rock, this lady editor knew the holiday needed saving. But would her recipe for rescue ever convince Congress and the presidents?
Join acclaimed author Laurie Halse Anderson on a journey of a woman and a pen that spanned four decades...more
Sarah Hale loved Thanksgiving. But when the holiday began to be forgotten, she wrote thousands of letters asking that Thanksgiving be made a national holiday.
"She wrote magazine articles asking her readers for help. The women of America listened. They put down their babies, their hoes, their skillets, and their washing. They picked up their pens and wrote."
It took her 38 years of persistence.
"She was bold, brave, stubborn and smart."
She finally did it.
Not only does this book give readers a stro...more
"She wrote magazine articles asking her readers for help. The women of America listened. They put down their babies, their hoes, their skillets, and their washing. They picked up their pens and wrote."
It took her 38 years of persistence.
"She was bold, brave, stubborn and smart."
She finally did it.
Not only does this book give readers a stro...more
Dec 09, 2011
Amber (The Musings of ALMYBNENR)
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
Children 5-11.
Thank You, Sarah: The Woman Who Saved Thanksgiving tells a different side of the story of Thanksgiving. Most everyone knows the basics about the Native Americans and the pilgrims, but the story of Sarah Hale’s thirty-eight year fight to save Thanksgiving is not as well known.
Way back when, Thanksgiving was not uniformly celebrated. Unfortunately, a lot of people began to lose interest in the holiday. As a teacher, author, and editor, Sarah Hale took up her pen to write thousands of letters to po...more
Way back when, Thanksgiving was not uniformly celebrated. Unfortunately, a lot of people began to lose interest in the holiday. As a teacher, author, and editor, Sarah Hale took up her pen to write thousands of letters to po...more
Subjects
Hale, Sarah Josepha Buell, 1788-1879
Thanksgiving Day -- History.
United States -- Social life and customs -- Juvenile literature
We the people of the United States... Almost Lost Thanksgiving Yes. That's right! Way back when "skirts were long and hats were tall" Americans were forgetting Thanksgiving, and nobody seemed to care! Thankfully, Sarah Hale appeared. More steadfast than Plymouth Rock, this lady editor knew the holiday needed saving. But would her recipe for rescue ever convince...more
Hale, Sarah Josepha Buell, 1788-1879
Thanksgiving Day -- History.
United States -- Social life and customs -- Juvenile literature
We the people of the United States... Almost Lost Thanksgiving Yes. That's right! Way back when "skirts were long and hats were tall" Americans were forgetting Thanksgiving, and nobody seemed to care! Thankfully, Sarah Hale appeared. More steadfast than Plymouth Rock, this lady editor knew the holiday needed saving. But would her recipe for rescue ever convince...more
"Thank You, Sarah" is about a very persistent woman who wrote an extreme amount of letters to make sure that Thanksgiving was not forgotten in the United States! During the time when "skirts were long and hats were tall", we find that there was a period when people in our country were forgetting to appreciate Thanksgiving and what it stood for. But luckily, due to persistence and faith in petition, Sarah Hale was able to reach President Lincoln who made Thanksgiving an official holiday.
I loved...more
I loved...more
My 2nd graders loved this book! I read it with two classes and used the document camera so they could see the great illustrations and read along. We started off by singing Mary Had a Little Lamb, and I told them there was a connection between that song and Thanksgiving. Then we started the story. I told them this was a nonfiction book with true information about Sarah Hale, and we stopped at times to study the illustrations for clues to what life was like in her day. A few students were thrown b...more
This true story about how Sarah Hale set her mind to getting Thanksgiving to be national holiday. It tells her story with fun and well illustrationed pictures. I loved everything about this book.
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Summary:
Way back when "skirts were long and hats were tall" Americans were forgetting Thanksgiving, and nobody seemed to care! Thankfully, Sarah Hale appeared. More steadfast than Plymouth Rock, this lady editor knew the holiday needed saving. But would her recipe for rescue ever convince Congress and the presidents?
Join acclaimed author Laurie Halse Anderson on a journey of a woman and a pen that spanned four decades, the Civil War, and five presidents, all so you could have your turkey and ea...more
Way back when "skirts were long and hats were tall" Americans were forgetting Thanksgiving, and nobody seemed to care! Thankfully, Sarah Hale appeared. More steadfast than Plymouth Rock, this lady editor knew the holiday needed saving. But would her recipe for rescue ever convince Congress and the presidents?
Join acclaimed author Laurie Halse Anderson on a journey of a woman and a pen that spanned four decades, the Civil War, and five presidents, all so you could have your turkey and ea...more
Thank You, Sarah: The Women Who Saved Thanksgiving is about a Sarah Hale’s journey to make Thanksgiving a national holiday. Throughout this book, there is great historical information included in the story.
This book uses fun cartoon style illustrations that are over the top and fun. With the illustrations alone, this book would have no trouble keeping the students entertained.
Thank You, Sarah: The Women Who Saved Thanksgiving is a great book to inspire a lesson during the Thanksgiving season ab...more
This book uses fun cartoon style illustrations that are over the top and fun. With the illustrations alone, this book would have no trouble keeping the students entertained.
Thank You, Sarah: The Women Who Saved Thanksgiving is a great book to inspire a lesson during the Thanksgiving season ab...more
i bought this book on a whim while on holiday in boston - good souvenir to share with my students i thought. turns out to be a perfect book for teaching persuasive writing, or even just writing in general, or just pursuing dreams. this woman (sarah hale) was amazing. the style of the book is a hoot - better for older readers like 5th grade on up sort of thing. my 10th graders loved it. i just wish writers would stop using words like "hoe" in books for kids - without fail my students would snicke...more
Why do we celebrate Thanksgiving on the 4th Thursday in November? Sarah Hale, a busy and industrious woman in 19th century America, believed that we as a nation should celebrate a day of thanks. She wrote to presidents asking them to establish a national day of thanks. She wrote wrote to Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War and he agreed to create the first national Thanksgiving in 1863.
The end of the book includes some additional factual information about the first Thanksgiving and Sarah Hale'...more
The end of the book includes some additional factual information about the first Thanksgiving and Sarah Hale'...more
This really is an excellent picture book. Utilizing very little space, Laurie Halse Anderson paints a convincing picture of an important American woman who has been largely forgotten, over time. I had never even heard about Sarah Hale's story in such detail before, and I found it to be a strong testimonial to the power of one person to alter the course of history, and to affect the hearts and minds of others for an important cause. I'm definitely impressed by the fresh telling of this significa...more
For Steph's Award
Level: Early Transitional
Genre: Biographical, historic picture book
Topics: Thanksgiving, Powerful women, History, customs of society
Curricular Use: Guided-reading
Social: The power that a person can have over something when they feel strongly about it and act on it. present and present thanksgiving and traditions typically associated with it: pilgrims, family, football, and parades
Literary Elements: Humor, figure of speech, facts about Sarah's life at the end of the book
Stron...more
Level: Early Transitional
Genre: Biographical, historic picture book
Topics: Thanksgiving, Powerful women, History, customs of society
Curricular Use: Guided-reading
Social: The power that a person can have over something when they feel strongly about it and act on it. present and present thanksgiving and traditions typically associated with it: pilgrims, family, football, and parades
Literary Elements: Humor, figure of speech, facts about Sarah's life at the end of the book
Stron...more
This book is about Sarah Hale, a lady who saved Thanksgiving through persistent letters sent to the President. I would use this book in a 3rd Grade classroom around Thanksgiving time to teach students about the history of Thanksgiving and other historical figures. I would also use this book to teach about persuasive writing and how Sarah is a perfect example of how powerful writing can be, especially if it is about something a student is very passionate about. Another good lesson to teach would...more
Sarah Hale spent thirty-eight years writing letters to four different presidents, asking each one to make Thanksgiving a national holiday. Lincoln finally said yes!
This is a sharp example of a narrative voice that is aware of its audience. The voice has a clear bias and attitude and is funny, all while making connections and imparting cool facts.
Favorite quote from this story:
“Thanksgiving needed Sarah Hale.
Now, I know what you’re thinking. She doesn’t look like a superhero. She looks like a dai...more
This is a sharp example of a narrative voice that is aware of its audience. The voice has a clear bias and attitude and is funny, all while making connections and imparting cool facts.
Favorite quote from this story:
“Thanksgiving needed Sarah Hale.
Now, I know what you’re thinking. She doesn’t look like a superhero. She looks like a dai...more
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Laurie Halse Anderson is the New York Times-bestselling author who writes for kids of all ages. Known for tackling tough subjects with humor and sensitivity, her work has earned numerous ALA and state awards. Two of her books, Speak and Chains, were National Book Award finalists.
Mother of four and wife of one, Laurie lives in Northern New York, where she likes to watch the snow fall as she writes....more
More about Laurie Halse Anderson...
Mother of four and wife of one, Laurie lives in Northern New York, where she likes to watch the snow fall as she writes....more
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