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Featured Books

The Firefighters' Thanksgiving
by Maribeth Boelts and Terry Widener
Putnam Books, 2004
ISBN 0399236007
Ages 4 to 8
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Station 1 is a busy place! With fires to put out and chores like washing the truck, hanging the hoses and filling the tanks, it's a struggle for the firefighters to prepare Thanksgiving Day dinner, even though they give it their best effort. Luckily, grateful neighbors show their thanks and deliver a delicious feast to the firehouse.

Thanksgiving on Plymouth Plantation [Time-Traveling Twins]
by Diane Stanley and Holly Berry (Illustrator)
HarperCollins Children's Books, 2004
ISBN 0060270691
Ages 5 to 10
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Join the Time-Traveling Twins at Plymouth Plantation in 1621 and find out what it was really like to be a pilgrim. Liz, Lenny and Moose the dog meet Squanto and other Native Americans, help with the harvest and sit down to an enormous, three-day feast complete with puddings, pompions, pottages and of course, turkeys.

We Gather Together
by Wendy Pfeffer and Linda Bleck (Illustrator)
Dutton Juvenile
ISBN 0525476695
Ages 4 to 8
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Lyrical prose and vibrant illustrations explain the science behind autumn and harvest celebrations. Many cultural harvest traditions that have influenced our Thanksgiving holiday are presented, along with simple science activities and ideas for celebrating in school and at home.

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