1621: A New Look at Thanksgiving (I Am American)
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| Rating | : | 4.59 (949 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0792261399 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 48 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-12-16 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Countering the prevailing, traditional story of the first Thanksgiving, with its black-hatted, silver-buckled Pilgrims; blanket-clad, be-feathered Indians; cranberry sauce; pumpkin pie; and turkey, this lushly illustrated photo-essay presents a more measured, balanced, and historically accurate version of the three-day harvest celebration in 1621.
Crisp, clear photographs taken at Plimoth Plantation showing actors in period dress with 17th-century artifacts, coupled with a perspective that children may never have heard, make this the most memorable Thanksgiving volume of the season. Ages 8-12. From Publishers Weekly Grace (the I Want to Be series) and Bruchac (an adviser for the Wampanoag Indian Program at Plimoth Plantation) provide a well-researched, smooth account of the Wampanoag side of the Thanksgiving story. Though some readers may object to the stro
one of the few books about thanksgiving that this Indian father will read to his kids Michael E. Roberts As a Tlingit father, i am constantly having to show up at my childrens' schools every year to educate principals and teachers and tear down stereotypes and outdated bulliten board charicatures.And while the season from Columbus Day to Thankgiving (November is Native American History month) is frought with mis-informatio. Well done. Very nice.. Marco Antonio Abarca said Purchase for the Great Photos. I grew up before there was an Internet. Every single cliche about the first Thanksgiving shaped my mind's view of the event. I thought the Pilgrims wore large hats with buckles and that the Indians wore feathered war bonnets and trade blankets. I imagined some sort of a serious dinner around a large table. It turns out