Thanksgiving Book

by Lucille Recht Penner, Judy Donnelly (Editor)

Introduces various Thanksgiving recipes and celebrations spanning the centuries and circling the globe.

160 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 1985

About the author

Lucille Recht Penner is the author of many nonfiction books for kids, including Dinosaur Babies and Monster Bugs in Random House’s Step into Reading program. She lives in Tucson, AZ.

Reviews

[Emily Danielson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very interesting venture and history involved in how the Native Americans and Pilgrims held their first Thanksgiving feast in America. Also looked at other countries celebrations of thanks over the years! Very fun especially with many recipes included toward the end!!

[Steve WEST · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very informative the different cultures and how they celerbate their thanksgiven.Also a lot of good recipes

[Laurie Fieldman · Rating 4 out of 5]

What I was expecting, based on the title and cover illustration of the Indians and Pilgrim's first Thanksgiving, was US and European history. The author went deeper and delivered an outstanding book on the worldwide history of Thanksgiving traditions.

Wonderful details about harvest times from the past hundreds, of thousands of years, thanking Mother Earth from cultures as far reaching as the Ancient Greeks and Romans, Hebrews, and Egyptians, to Japanese emperors, China, and India to Europe and North, Central, and South America all while paralleling how the US came to celebrate as we do today.

And the author keeps the amazing food traditions in line, as well providing Aztec, Iroquois, European, and Colonial recipes weaved into the history: Aztec Pumpkin Flower Tortillas, Iroquois Succotash, Frumenty, Pilgrim Stuffing, Corn Dodgers, Popcorn Cake Mennonite, Schwenkfelder Apple Butter and of course, Cranberry Conserve and how to cook a Turkey, along with many other delectable options.