The First Thanksgiving

Life in the New World was hard for the Pilgrims. Many died of the "great sickness" during their first winter in Plymouth. By fall, those that survived wanted to give thanks for their blessings. They and the Wampanoag dined on deer and food they had harvested, and played "stool ball," a precursor to baseball. In this book, kids will find out how the Pilgrims celebrated the fall harvest with a festival that started the tradition of Thanksgiving in America.