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10 best books like Gracias The Thanksgiving Turkey (Joy Cowley): 'Twas The Night Before Thanksgiving, Thank You, Sarah: The Woman Who Saved Thanksgiving, The Thanksgiving Door, How Many Days to America?: A Thanksgiving Story, This First Thanksgiving Day: A Counting Story, Thanks for Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Is Here!, Squanto's Journey: The Story of the First Thanksgiving, It's Thanksgiving, Moonhead and the Music Machine

'Twas The Night Before Thanksgiving
AuthorDav Pilkey
ISBN0439669375
From Dav Pilkey, creator of the New York Times bestselling Dog Man and Captain Underpants series, comes a tall tale of tall-tailed toms!
On the night before Thanksgiving, a group of children visit a turkey farm and meet Farmer Mack Nuggett and his coop of cockerels: Ollie, Stanley, Larry, Moe, Wally,...
Thank You, Sarah: The Woman Who Saved Thanksgiving
AuthorLaurie Halse Anderson
We the people of the United States... Almost Lost Thanksgiving Yes. That's right! Way back when "skirts were long and hats were tall" Americans were forgetting Thanksgiving, and nobody seemed to care! Thankfully, Sarah Hale appeared. More steadfast than Plymouth Rock, this lady editor knew the holiday...
The Thanksgiving Door
AuthorDebby Atwell
ISBN0618240365
When Ed and Ann’s turkey dinner burns, they think their Thanksgiving is ruined. But what appears to be a disaster becomes a blessing in disguise when Ed and Ann unknowingly intrude on an immigrant family’s own Thanksgiving celebration at their new restaurant, The New World Café. Once Grandmother...
How Many Days to America?: A Thanksgiving Story
AuthorEve Bunting
ISBN0899195210
In my class this book was more relevant that it was when I was growing up. Many of my children were coming into our counry to escape the violence and hatred of their race or religion in the country of their birth. So many of my students lived with other family until they were able to get a place of their own. These...
This First Thanksgiving Day: A Counting Story
AuthorLaura Krauss Melmed
Celebrate the very first Thanksgiving in this exuberant counting story from best-selling author Laura Krauss Melmed. From I dressed in linen to 10 making baskets, this rollicking verse shows Wampanoag and Pilgrim friends preparing for and sharing a wonderful Thanksgiving feast.

Vibrant...
Thanks for Thanksgiving
AuthorJulie Markes
Everyone knows that Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks - the question is, where to begin? From the turkey on the table to warm, cozy cuddles, life is full of small things and bigger pleasures. But what is most important is being able to share them with family!
Julie Markes reminds kids and adults...
Thanksgiving Is Here!
AuthorDiane Goode
ISBN0439701864
As soon as Maggie's grandma and grandpa get the turkey in the oven, bright and early on Thanksgiving morning, the guests arrive and the commotion begins: glamorous aunts, crying babies, acrobatic cousins, strange dogs, mysterious gifts, romance, friendships, "yackety-yak"ing and, of course,...
Squanto's Journey: The Story of the First Thanksgiving
AuthorJoseph Bruchac
ISBN0152018174
In 1620 an English ship called the Mayflower landed on the shores inhabited by the Pokanoket people, and it was Squanto who welcomed the newcomers and taught them how to survive in the rugged land they called Plymouth. He showed them how to plant corn, beans, and squash, and how to hunt and fish. And when...
It's Thanksgiving
AuthorJack Prelutsky
ISBN0688147291
Jack Prelutsky books are a big part of my childhood. IT’S THANKSGIVING reminds me of something I would have checked out of my elementary school library, and judging by its publication date, probably did. I no doubt would have giggled at some of the poems, but, as a child always sensitive to the treatment...
Moonhead and the Music Machine
AuthorAndrew Rae
ISBN1907704787
Life's a peach when you've got a moon for a head and your head's in space. You can wander out of the Earth's atmosphere on intergalactic daydreams, drift blissfully across star-speckled skies and fly close to the Sun, like a fireproof Icarus.

Snap! Back to reality—having a moon for a head at...
Tru & Nelle: A Christmas Tale
AuthorG. Neri
ISBN1328685985
When they were younger, Tru and Nelle were best friends, sharing adventures and solving mysteries in Monroeville, Alabama. But then Tru moved to New York City to live his mother and their friendship slowly faded away. Life in the big city wasn't as fun as Tru had hoped it would be. In fact, he ran away, and...
Frida: ¡Viva La Vida! Long Live Life!
AuthorCarmen T. Bernier-Grand
ISBN0761453369
"Wearing the white huipil with the lavender tassel,
hiding my amputated leg in red-leather boots,
I wheel the wheelchair to the Blue House studio
that Diego so lovingly built for me.

I dip the brush in blood-red paint
and, embracing life with all its light,
I print on a...
Herb, the Vegetarian Dragon
AuthorJules Bass
ISBN1905236476
While the other dragons in the forest of Nogard hunt princesses for dinner, Herb merrily tends to his vegetable garden and leek soup. One day, upon learning the knights are planning a dragon hunt, Herb's carnivorous brethren hide in their caves and he is captured. Locked in the dungeon, Herb faces a difficult...
Where Will I Live?
AuthorRosemary McCarney
ISBN1772600288
Where do you go if your home is no longer safe?

Every child needs a home. They need somewhere safe where they can be happy, eat their meals with their family, play with their toys, and go to sleep at night feeling unafraid.

But many children all over the world have had to leave their homes...
Jouanah: A Hmong Cinderella
AuthorJewell Reinhart Coburn
ISBN1885008015
Ten ethnic versions of Cinderella story from Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Middle East are summarized and worked into lessons for the middle and upper grades. Each story is accompanied by a Booktalk for review, a Motifs & Ideas for discussion, a Connection to a subject area, and a Vocabulary...
Almost to Freedom
AuthorVaunda Micheaux Nelson
Lindy and her doll Sally are best friends - wherever Lindy goes, Sally stays right by her side. They eat together, sleep together, and even pick cotton together. So, on the night Lindy and her mama run away in search of freedom, Sally goes too. This young girl's rag doll vividly narrates her enslaved family's...
Haiku
AuthorRichard Wright
ISBN0385720246
"As good a haiku poet as this country has ever produced."--Seattle Weekly

Like all great writers, Richard Wright never failed to create works of breathtaking originality, depth, and beauty. With Native Son he gave us Bigger Thomas, still one of the most provocative and controversial characters...
Junk Raft: An Ocean Voyage and a Rising Tide of Activism to Fight Plastic Pollution
AuthorMarcus Eriksen
ISBN0807056405
An exciting account of an activist scientist's unorthodox fight in the growing movement against plastic marine pollution and of his expedition across the Pacific on a home-made "junk raft"

News media brought the "Great Pacific Garbage Patch"--the famous swirling gyre of plastic pollution...
Facing the Wave: A Journey in the Wake of the Tsunami
AuthorGretel Ehrlich
ISBN0307907317
A passionate student of Japanese poetry, theater, and art for much of her life, Gretel Ehrlich felt compelled to return to the earthquake-and-tsunami-devastated Tohoku coast to bear witness, listen to survivors, and experience their terror and exhilaration in villages and towns where all shelter...
GUYKU: A Year of Haiku for Boys
AuthorBob Raczka
ISBN0547240031
The wind and I play
tug-of-war with my new kite.
The wind is winning.

When you’re a guy, nature is one big playground—no matter what the season. There are puddles to splash in the spring, pine trees to climb in the summer, maple seeds to catch in the fall, and icicles to swordfight...
Toot & Puddle: Top of the World
AuthorHolly Hobbie
ISBN0316365130
Amazon.com Review
The story begins with a note from Toot, "Puds, Gone for a walk. Be back soon. T." But he doesn't get back soon (no surprise to Toot and Puddle fans), and by dinnertime, Toot is worried. He heads into the night, searching everywhere. He decides to think like his buddy to track him down,...
The Great Race: The Story of the Chinese Zodiac
AuthorChristopher Corr
ISBN1786030659
Celebrate Chinese New Year and learn how every animal earned its place in the Chinese zodiac by taking part in the Great Race! Discover who will come first to win the ultimate prize, and find out why Cat will never forgive his friend Rat in this ancient folk tale that has been passed from generation...
Lift Your Light a Little Higher: The Story of Stephen Bishop: Slave-Explorer
AuthorHeather Henson
Grab your lantern and follow the remarkable and world-famous Mammoth Cave explorer—and slave—Stephen Bishop as he guides you through the world’s largest cave system in this remarkable homage to the resilience of human nature.

Welcome to Mammoth Cave. It’s 1840 and my name’s...
The Gingerbread Man
AuthorKaren Schmidt
ISBN0590410563
This fun, exciting and adventurous story is a great read for children from KS1. The gingerbread man hops out the oven and begins his run encountering many problems along the way from the old woman to the old man, the cow, and of course the sly fox. The gingerbread man repeats his famous line, Run, run, as...
Waltz of the Snowflakes
AuthorElly MacKay
ISBN0762453389
It is a cold and rainy evening when Gran gives her granddaughter something special: tickets to the ballet. Her granddaughter is reluctant to go. The weather is terrible and they have to wear fancy, uncomfortable clothes. But as the curtains rise on The Nutcracker, the girl's eyes light up as she's introduced...
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