thanksgiving day

Runt the turkey is much smaller than his brother, but his intelligence keeps his family from becoming Thanksgiving Day dinner.

Having heard about Thanksgiving in school, nine-year-old Rivka tries to convince her immigrant family and her rabbi that it is a holiday for all Americans, Jews and non-Jews alike.

A thirteen-year-old boy and his mother move to a farm in rural Virginia, where he and his grandfather try to hunt a wild turkey.

Presents the words to the popular Thanksgiving song, with illustrations of a turkey family going to Grandma and Grandpa Turkey's house, pursued by a boy with a toy gun and a dog who are hunting for Thanksgiving dinner.

The Pilgrims' long and arduous voyage to the New World, their efforts to find a suitable harbor and place to settle, early encounters and peaceful coexistence with the Indians, and the abundant first year of farming and harvest thanksgiving are retold in a simple, researched text and accompanying illustrations.

Presents the story of the first Thanksgiving as celebrated by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag Indians. Includes a drawing activity section at the end of the book.

Simply describes how the first Thanksgiving came to be celebrated by the Pilgrims, with a brief mention of some of the traditions that are connected to the holiday today.

A family experiences the joy and excitement of Thanksgiving Day, as relatives arrive and everyone gives thanks for the feast on hand. Includes game cards and related activities.

Big Bob and Big Gloria, who are friends because they are both large for their age, start a new trend when their second-grade class is supposed to make turkey decorations for Thanksgiving.

Describes the activities, feelings, and food involved in a traditional Thanksgiving Day, from waking in the morning to preparing for bed at night.