Gus the turkey has loved growing up on a farm, but when the other animals tell him he will soon become Thanksgiving dinner, he decides to go south to find a place of safety.
Stevie looks forward to Thanksgiving at Gram's and playing tiger with her cat Sampson, but when he arrives, Sampson is nowhere to be found.Includes instructions for drawing a turkey.
"The passing seasons are used as a vehicle to tell the parallel stories of the Wampanoag and the Pilgrims, from the Pilgrims landing in 1620 through the first shared Thanksgiving feast in November of 1621"--Provided by publisher.
Presents a short history of Thanksgiving examining ancient harvest festivals, the first Thanksgiving in the new world, becoming a national holiday in 1863, and decorations and celebrations.