Product Description
This is Thanksgiving, a time to remember the friendships and freedoms we all share together.
When the Pilgrims embarked on their legendary Mayflower voyage in 1620, they couldn’t predict what lay ahead of them. In search of religious freedom and a new life, the settlers faced hardships including harsh storms, illness, and unfamiliar terrain. Thanks to their natural perseverance and the help of their neighbor Indians, the Pilgrims survived their first year. And when the harvest the next fall was plentiful, the Pilgrims and the Indians joined together in a three-day celebration, the first Thanksgiving.
Diane Z. Shore’s lyrical, rhythmic verse and Megan Lloyd’s lively, joyful illustrations bring the Pilgrims’ harrowing experience to life and demonstrate the strong bonds for which we give thanks every year.
My Review: This is a beautiful book which parents and teachers could easily use to teach children about the first Thanksgiving. ”Feast” is great for building background information and vocabulary development. I think this book would be great for upper elementary school students as well as primary. The rhythm and rhyme provide an added bonus. I would love to see families make the reading of this book a yearly family Thanksgiving tradition. From reading, we get great insight as to what the pilgrims suffered for religious freedom. I appreciate that the author did not gloss over this part of history. I recommend This is the Feast for great and informative holiday family reading.
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