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Thanksgiving Books
Thanks to the Animals by Allen Sockabasin; Rebekah Raye (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780884482703
Publication Date: 2010-08-17
Little Zoo Sap and his family are moving from their summer home on the coast to the deep woods for the winter, traveling on a big bobsled pulled by big horses through the snow. When Zoo Sap falls off of the sled unnoticed, the forest animals hear his cries. First to come are the beaver, who put their tails together to cradle him. Then all the other animals circle round--everyone from the tiny mouse to the giant moose to the great bald eagle--keeping him warm and safe until his father comes back to find him.
We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga by Traci Sorell; Frane Lessac (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781580897723
Publication Date: 2018-09-04
The Cherokee community is grateful for blessings and challenges that each season brings. This is modern Native American life as told by an enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation.
1621: a New Look at Thanksgiving by Catherine Grace
ISBN: 9780792270270
Publication Date: 2001-09-01
Countering the prevailing, traditional story of the first Thanksgiving, with its black-hatted, silver-buckled Pilgrims; blanket-clad, be-feathered Indians; cranberry sauce; pumpkin pie; and turkey, this lushly illustrated photo-essay presents a more measured, balanced, and historically accurate version of the three-day harvest celebration in 1621.
Giving Thanks: a Native American Good Morning Message (Reading Rainbow Book) (Reading Rainbow Books) by Chief Jake Swamp
ISBN: 9781880000540
Publication Date: 1995-09-01
For as long as anyone can remember, Mohawk parents have taught their children to start each day by giving thanks to Mother Earth. The Good Morning address, also known as the Thanksgiving address, is based on the belief that the natural world is a precious and rare gift, and as such the whole universe should be addressed as one great family.
A more detailed account of the history of Thanksgiving aimed at students in grades 6-8.
Pebble Go is a resource for young readers. Articles can be read aloud to students. It is only available at the elementary schools. Students will need to login to access the articles below.
This lesson plan for grades 3-5 from the Abbe Museum offers and alternate way to look at Thanksgiving. Use with the Thanksgiving Quiz Cards under "Games and Activities" on this page.
A lesson plan for middle and high school students from Learning for Justice that asks students to read the testimonies two Native American authors about the meaning of the Thanksgiving holiday and then write journal entries.