📖 Thanksgiving Is…

Thanksgiving is a holiday for giving things. It is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November in the US. Thanksgiving has been harvest celebrations from thousand years ago in the ancient countries. September 1620, to search for a new home, a group of 101 Pilgrims sailed from Plymouth, England on a small ship called the Mayflower. After a long and difficult voyage, they came ashore at what is now Plymouth Massachusetts. They began to build homes but had little food to eat. Many people died in the cold winter. When spring arrives, the Native Americans taught them how to grow foods and how to be better hunters. The crops grew well, and they had a good harvest in fall. The Pilgrims had a big feast to thank God for the abundance of food and invited the native Americans. This was the Pilgrims' first Thanksgiving. In1863, Thanksgiving was made a national holiday for the US. Pumpkins, turkeys and fall leaves are the symbols of Thanksgiving. Families and friends get together and share good times during the holiday. Reason for recommendation: This book is about the Thanksgiving holiday including its history and how it is celebrated today. It is a great way to tell the children the full story of how this tradition came about.

感恩节是赠予的节日。在美国,人们定于11月的第四个星期四来庆祝这个节日。一些古代国 家早在几千年前已经开始感恩的丰收庆祝活动。1620年9月,为了寻觅新的家园, 101名朝 圣者乘坐一艘名为五月花号的小船从英国普利茅斯起航。经过漫长而艰难的航行,他们在现 在的马萨诸塞州普利茅斯上岸。他们开始在那里建造房屋,却几乎没有什么食物可吃。许多 人在寒冷的冬天被冻死。当春天到来时,美洲印第安人教他们如何种植食物以及如何打猎。 这年庄稼长得旺盛,秋天收成很好。朝圣者们举行了一场盛大的宴会,感谢上帝赐予他们了 丰富的食物,并邀请了美洲印第安人。这是朝圣者的第一个感恩节。1863年,感恩节被美国 定为国定假日。南瓜、火鸡和秋叶是感恩节的象征。家人和朋友在感恩节团聚在一起分享美 好时光。 推荐理由:这是一本关于感恩节的绘本,讲述了感恩节的历史以及如今怎样庆祝。它以很好 的方式为儿童读者描述了这个传统节日起源的完整故事。 G1 IRIS The Three Questions [Based on a story by Leo Tolstoy] A Big Mooncake for Little Star Nerdy Birdy Tweets Old Rock (is not boring) Remembering Vera ¡Vamos! Let's Go to the Market The Tallest Tree House The Three Questions [Based on a story by Leo Tolstoy]