The First Thanksgiving

George, Jean Craighead, Locker, Thomas, ill.,

ISBN 10: 0399219919 / ISBN 13: 9780399219917

Published by Philomel Books/New York,, 1993

About this Item

soft cover, new book, unpaged, 10 7/8 x 8 5/8 inches, special edition, very good book condition, no dust jacket juvenile picture book,

Seller Inventory # A 3098

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The First Thanksgiving
• Publisher: Philomel Books/New York,
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0399219919
• ISBN 13: 9780399219917
• Binding: Soft cover
• Illustrator: Locker, Thomas
• Seller catalogs:
  • children's,

About this title

Synopsis

A sensitive retelling of the story of the first Thanksgiving chronicles the coming of the Pilgrims to America, their early struggles, and their friendship with Squanto, enhanced with richly detailed paintings that evoke the early seventeenth-century colonial period.

About the Author

Jean Craighead George (1919�2012) was the author of more than a hundred beloved books for young people, including the Newbery Medal�winning Julie of the Wolves and the Newbery Honor�winning My Side of the Mountain. She was a lifetime naturalist, and was beloved by generations of nature-loving children. Two of her children, Craig and Twig, helped complete her last novel.�