New Friends in a New Land: A Thanksgiving Story

by Judith Bauer Stamper, Chet Jezierski (Illustrator)

Damaris, a young Pilgrim girl, is afraid of her new Plymouth home until she and the other Pilgrims become friends with their Native American neighbors and celebrate a thanksgiving feast together.

Genres: Thanksgiving, History

32 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 1992

Reviews

[Sharon]

Samoset, Squanto and Massasoit played a significant role in the Pilgrim's success in Plymouth. The Pilgrims came to appreciate the knowledge the Native Americans shared with them. They showed the newcomers how to plant corn and dig for clams. They taught the children a game called hubbub. This is the story of the first Thanksgiving.

[Melissa Housholder]

This is the story about Damaris Hopkins and her family. It tells of how the family came to America aboard the Mayflower. This also tells of the first Thanksgiving. Good book to explain the reasoning for Thanksgiving in a simple manner.