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If You Lived During the Plimoth Thanksgiving

by Chris Newell

A question-led look at Plimoth and Thanksgiving history

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A question-led look at Plimoth and Thanksgiving history

Questions about clothing, food, and daily life frame this account of the feast shared by English colonists and Wampanoag people at Plimoth. Chris Newell also traces the history leading up to the event and examines how the feast became associated with a national holiday. The question-and-answer format gives the book a clear structure, while kid-friendly artwork accompanies its historical information. By exploring both sides of the event, it offers children a wider frame for considering a familiar holiday and its past.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children interested in Thanksgiving and American history
  • Families or educators introducing young children to the history of the Plimoth feast
  • Readers who enjoy learning through question-and-answer formats

Themes

The Plimoth feastEnglish colonists and Wampanoag peopleThanksgiving historyEveryday life in the past

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Book overview

What do you know about the thanksgiving feast at Plimoth?

 

What if you lived in a different time and place? What would you wear? What would you eat? How would your daily life be different?

 

Scholastic's If You Lived... series answers all of kids' most important questions about events in American history. With a question and answer format, kid-friendly artwork, and engaging information, this series is the perfect partner for the classroom and for history-loving readers.

 

What if you lived when the English colonists and the Wampanoag people shared a feast at Plimoth? What would you have worn? What would you have eaten? What was the true story of the feast that we now know as the first Thanksgiving and how did it become a national holiday?

 

Chris Newell answers all these questions and more in this comprehensive dive into the feast at Plimoth and the history leading up to it. Carefully crafted to explore both sides of this historical event, this book is a great choice for Thanksgiving units, and for teaching children about this popular holiday.

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