Thanksgiving on Plymouth Plantation

by Diane Stanley, Holly Berry (Illustrator)

Overview

Wouldn't it be great to be part of that famous Thanksgiving feast at Plymouth Plantation back in 1621?

Then join the Time-Traveling Twins as they sit down to an enormous FOUR-DAY feast, complete with puddings, pompions, pottages, and, of course, turkeys. Meet Squanto and the other Native Americans. Help with the harvest. Find out what it was like to be a Pilgrim.

Once again, historian Diane Stanley's fun and impeccably researched text is brought to life by Holly Berry's accessible illustrations. Word balloons, engaging characters, and all sorts of wonderful details about the beginning of this American tradition await the lucky adventurer who journeys back with the Time-Traveling Twins.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780060270698
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	08/17/2004
Series:	Time-Traveling Twins Series
Edition description:	Ages 5 - 10
Pages:	48
Sales rank:	1,163,609
Product dimensions:	10.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.25(d)
Lexile:	AD630L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Diane Stanely is the author and illustrator of beloved books for young readers, including The Silver Bowl, named a best book of the year by Kirkus Reviews and an ALA Booklist Editors’ Choice; The Cup and the Crown; The Princess of Cortova; Saving Sky, winner of the Arab American Book Award; Bella at Midnight, a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year and an ALA Booklist Editors’ Choice; The Mysterious Case of the Allbright Academy; The Mysterious Matter of I. M. Fine; The Chosen Prince; and Joplin, Wishing.

Ms. Stanley has written and illustrated numerous picture books, including three creatively reimagined fairy tales, The Giant and the Beanstalk, Goldie and the Three Bears, and Rumpelstiltskin’s Daughter, and an award-winning series of picture book biographies. She lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico. You can visit her online at www.dianestanley.com.

Holly Berry is an award-winning artist and illustrator of picture books for children. Her books include I'm a Pig by Sarah Weeks, The Gingerbread Cowboy by Janet Squires, and Market Day by Eve Bunting, among others. She lives on a blueberry farm in Maine with her family and a few pets—including a cat named Flossie.

Editorial Reviews

K-Gr 4-In this well-researched, time-travel adventure, Grandma, twins Liz and Lenny, and Moose the dog journey back to 1621 and a three-day feast with the settlers at Plymouth Plantation. In conjunction with her fast-paced and informative text, Stanley uses dialogue bubbles to give readers all sorts of interesting, comical, and possibly shocking tidbits-for example, Colonial kids drank beer, which was actually healthier than the water. This story debunks popular myths about the Pilgrims and the Thanksgiving holiday while whetting young readers' appetites for more information about life at this time. Complementing the book's conversational flavor, Berry's cartoon illustrations are bright and appealing. Clever endpapers contrast the dishes served "Then" and "Now," from "boiled eels" to "jellied cranberry sauce." An author's note provides more information about the holiday.-Julie Roach, Malden Public Library, MA Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

School Library Journal

In their third tale of time-travel with their grandmother, Liz and Lenny travel back in time to the Plymouth colony where they are able to work with the "planters" (later called Pilgrims) and enjoy the three-day harvest festival. Stanley's facts are informative and instructive regarding the true circumstances of the colony and the work of the pilgrims. Speech balloons and detail-rich illustrations amplify the information aspect of this text, while giving readers much to come back to over and over again. Stanley's and Berry's research seems impeccable. Those who expect to see the pilgrims dressed in black and white may be surprised to see the red, earthy greens, browns, blues, violets, and grays-but those colors are historically authentic. A must for collections needing accurate and informative titles focusing on Thanksgiving. (author's note) (Picture book. 4-10)

Kirkus Reviews