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The Thanksgiving Story Paperback – September 1, 1985

by Alice Dalgliesh (Author), Helen Sewell (Illustrator)

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In this festive Caldecott Honor–winning picture book, Alice Dalgiesh brings to life the origin of the Thanksgiving holiday for readers of all ages.

Giles, Constance and Damaris Hopkins are all passengers aboard the crowded Mayflower, journeying to the New World to start a new life. Things get a little more cramped when their baby brother Oceanus is born during the passage. However, when they arrive, there are even worse challenges to face as the Pilgrims are subjected to hunger, cold, and sickness that put their small colony in great danger. With the help of the Native Americans though, they might just be able to survive their first year in this strange land—and have a November harvest to celebrate for generations!

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Dagliesh and Sewell received praise for the clarity and immediacy of their picture book, a hit of the season in 1954. Today's children, beginners and advanced readers, will value the story about one family's first Thanksgiving in the Plymouth Colony, strikingly present in stylized, naive pictures like colored etchings. Giles, Constance and Damaris Hopkins are aboard the Mayflower, overcrowded when the Speedwell turns back to England. On the journey, the children's baby brother is born and named Oceanus; he will be one of the smallest in the company of settlers who endure the terrible first year in the New World and gather to celebrate the harvest the next November. The story ends with the great feast to which the colonists invited the Indian chief Massasoit, Squanto and their people who had helped the strangers survive hunger, cold and sickness.
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Alice Dagliesh wrote many books for young readers, including The Thanksgiving Story, The Fourth of July Story, the Bears on Hemlock Mountain, and The Little Wooden Farmer, all available from Aladdin.

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32 pages
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610L
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8 x 0.2 x 10 inches
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Aladdin
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September 1, 1985
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0689710534
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978-0689710537
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Aladdin; New edition (September 1, 1985)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 32 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0689710534
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0689710537
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 4 - 7 years, from customers
Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 610L
Grade level ‏ : ‎ Kindergarten - 3
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.5 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8 x 0.2 x 10 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #420,321 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #156 in Children's Colonial American Historical Fiction
- #196 in Children's Thanksgiving Books (Books)
- #760 in Children's Books on the U.S.

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KrompleCake

Easy To Read And Understand

Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2022

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Quick and informative for kids. It could of gone into a little more detail but for the age group it's sufficient to relay a fundamental understanding of Thanksgiving.

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karsykay

Thanksgiving Day book

Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2023

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Bought for grandson to read for school

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J C

Great Thanksgiving Book for kids

Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2022

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Read this for thanksgiving. Great book for our kiddos to understand why we celebrate thanksgiving

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Matthew

Good but a lot of text!

Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2019

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We like that the story is told from the point of view of children. It helps to make a difficult subject approachable to the kids. There is a lot of text- it is a bit too long for my kids attention spans, and my own quite frankly! Love the illustrations!

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Martinique Lin

Super cute!

Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2022

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Great illustrations. It is wordy but great as a read aloud.

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K. Childs

Great history simply told.

Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2008

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This is an excellent "history book" for listeners as young as first grade, maybe even Kindergarten if the child is accustomed to chapter books. It tells the story of the arrival of the Pilgrims, and the times leading up to the first Thanksgiving. There are five chapters, and illustrations on most pages. The story is told in a manner that is full of historical detail, and yet also delightfully simple. We follow three Pilgrim children--Giles, Constance, and Damaris Hopkins--and read of their experiences travelling on the Mayflower, building a settlement in New Plymouth, first being afraid of and then befriending some Indians, and finally sharing a feast together, each thanking God in their own way. This would be a great family read for Thanksgiving Day, or leading up to it.

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A Little R & R

Wonderfully written

Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2020

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We read this book slowly over a number of days, and found this book to be a lovely description of the first Thanksgiving celebrated in America. Wonderfully written and illustrated. Will read this one over and over each year.

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C. J. Lacey

I love this book! I love this book!

Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2020

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I am Dean and I am 6. I love this book because it tells how the Indians came together in peace.

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