02139cam a2200361 i 4500 623585210 TxAuBib 20091208120000.0 090511s2008||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2009294367 9781426302923 1426302924 TXKPL eng rda TXKPL TxAuBib rda Heiligman, Deborah. Celebrate Thanksgiving / Deborah Heiligman ; consultant, Elizabeth Pleck. First paperback edition. Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, 2008. 32 pages : color illustrations, map ; 26 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Holidays around the world Thanksgiving is the original American holiday. When the Pilgrims sat down to give thanks for the hard-won bounty of their new world, they continued a Native American tradition that would become a focal point in the calendar of all generations of Americans to come. The author relates this holiday to the harvest festivals celebrated by thankful believers of many faiths all over the globe. The books stunning pictures show the celebration in its historical and cultural aspects, and the back matter contains a delicious Thanksgiving recipe, a glossary, and a useful list of holiday references and resources. Dr. Elizabeth Pleck gives readers, parents, and teachers an historical and cultural background to this unique American tradition in her informative note. National Geographic supports K-12 educators with ELA Common Core Resources. Visit www.natgeoed.org/commoncore for more information. 870L Lexile. Accelerated Reader AR LG 5.6 0.5 111336. 20091208. Thanksgiving Day Juvenile literature. Thanksgiving Day History Juvenile literature. Pleck, Elizabeth H, 1945-, (Elizabeth Hafkin.) National Geographic Society (U.S.) Holidays around the world. TXKPL