Books with title Art for Thanksgiving

Introduces readers to the history, meaning, traditions and celebrations of Thanksgiving through vivid photographs and easy-to-read text that aid comprehension for early readers. Includes a table of contents, infographic, fun facts, “Making Connections” questions, a glossary and an index. QR Codes in the book give readers access to book-specific resources to further their learning. Simultaneous. Illustrations.

Thanksgiving is one of the most traditional holidays celebrated in America. We associate the day with turkey, football, and family. Many students might not know that even though the holiday celebrates a harvest feast that supposedly took place in the seventeenth century, Thanksgiving was not declared a federal holiday until 1941. This resource will tell young readers all they need to know about Thanksgiving, in addition to providing a recipe for cranberry sauce and instructions to make turkey-themed seating cards that are sure to be big hits at their next Thanksgiving dinner.

Thanksgiving for Thomas is the inventive story of a boy’s experiences at the first Thanksgiving harvest feast at Plymouth Plantation in Massachusetts in 1621. The book was written in 1979 by Susan Browne Miller, who was an elementary-school librarian and had found a need for more books on Thanksgiving. Susan died suddenly in 1984 of a rare heart defect. Her son, Robert, was 9 years old at the time. Robert went on to become a professional illustrator and graphic designer. In 1997, in his senior college year, Robert illustrated the book, did the layout, and hand-made a hard-bound book with signature-sewn pages. He dedicated the book to his mother. Robert died suddenly in 2002 of the same heart defect as his mother. The book is now brought to the public by Susan’s widower and Robert’s father, Martin, who designed the cover using Robert’s illustrations and prepared the book for publication.