Thanksgiving Day [Hardcover]

Gail Gibbons (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1988 | Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up

Presents information about the first Thanksgiving and the way that holiday is celebrated today.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Holiday House; 1st edition (November 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0823404897
• ISBN-13: 978-0823404896
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 8.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,806,236 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Gail Gibbons has published close to fifty distinguished nonfiction titles with Holiday House. According to "The Washington Post," "Gail Gibbons has taught more preschoolers and early readers about the world than any other children's writer-illustrator." She lives in Vermont. Her website is www.gailgibbons.com

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gibbons Writes a Book to be Thankful For, June 5, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Thanksgiving Day (Paperback)

Bright pictures and simple sentences make this thoroughlyAmerican holiday accessible and fun for the youngest readers andlisteners. Gibbons covers the historical aspects and modern customs associated with this holiday. A must for elementary libraries or young children's private collections and a great prelude to craft-making or other Thanksgiving activities.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Turkey Day, March 30, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Thanksgiving Day (Paperback)

Being a fan of this joyous holiday and celebration, I thoroughly enjoyed this book! I loved all the bright fall colors used in the illustrations. The book gives a brief history of the Thanksgiving holiday and discusses modern festivities. It made me very hungry for pumpkin pie and turkey! Any child would love this book especially during the fall. If I was captivated by the bright orange pumpkins and trees, I'm sure children would be too!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Too dry and dull, December 30, 2004

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Paper Pen "S. Wilson" (Long Beach, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Thanksgiving Day (Paperback)

You can use this book to introduce Thanksgiving to kids, but I'm sure there must be better ones. Kids need a good story to engage them, but this book reads too much like an encyclopedia entry ("Families and friends gather together for a feast. Many tables are filled with the same foods the Pilgrims and Indians shared.")

The illustrations are colorful, but flat.

Neither of my kids would sit still for this book.