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Thanksgiving
ISBN
9781466891791
Genre
Algemeen
Verschenen
10-03-2015
Bindwijze
Ebook EPUB
Taal
Engels
Uitgever
Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
Auteur(s)
Penny Colman

Thanksgiving

The True Story

Penny Colman
Leesfragment
€8,99
  • Every
  • year
  • on
  • the
  • fourth
  • Thursday
  • of
  • November,
  • Americans
  • celebrate
  • with
  • a
  • Thanksgiving
  • meal.
  • But
  • what
  • is
  • the
  • origin
  • of
  • this
  • tradition?
  • Did
  • it
  • really
  • begin
  • when
  • the
  • Pilgrims
  • and
  • Native
  • Americans
  • got
  • together
  • in
  • 1621
  • in
  • Plymouth,Massachusetts?In
  • her
  • signature
  • narrative
  • nonfiction
  • style,
  • Penny
  • Colman
  • paints
  • a
  • fascinating
  • picture
  • of
  • this
  • cherished
  • American
  • holiday.
  • She
  • examines
  • numerous
  • Thanksgiving
  • claims
  • which
  • were
  • antecedents
  • to
  • the
  • national
  • holiday
  • we
  • celebrate
  • today,
  • raises
  • the
  • turkey
  • question—does
  • everyone
  • eat
  • turkey
  • on
  • Thanksgiving?—and
  • shows
  • Sarah
  • Josepha
  • Hale's
  • instrumental
  • role
  • in
  • establishing
  • the
  • holiday.
  • Get
  • ready
  • to
  • delve
  • into
  • the
  • rich
  • past
  • of
  • Thanksgiving
  • in
  • an
  • enlightening
  • history
  • that
  • uncovers
  • the
  • true
  • story.Thanksgiving
  • is
  • a
  • 2009
  • Bank
  • Street
  • -
  • Best
  • Children's
  • Book
  • of
  • the Year.
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