Thanksgiving can be a perplexing time of year for educators.
Do we endorse the Thanksgiving Myth of a happy carefree
dinner celebration (was there ever such a thing?) and Plymouth Rock?
Deconstructing
the Myths: The First Thanksgiving
Are we cognizant of Native Americans, their culture and
history?
American
Indians in Children’s Literature
Images of
Indians in Children’s Books
Oyate criteria
for Evaluating Books
Here are a few book suggestions some of which are on display now in the Juvenile Collection
on the 3rd floor of the Guarini Library-
Grimes, Nikki Thanks
a Million juv.811.54.G862t
Jules, Jacqueline Duck
for Turkey Day juv.J942d
Landau, Elaine What
is Thanksgiving? juv.394.26.L253et
London, Jonathan
Giving thanks juv.
L848g
Livingston, Myra Cohn Thanksgiving
Poems juv.808.81T367
(multicultural,
multi-perspectivist collection)
Mora, Pat Gracias,
Thanks juv.M83g
1621: A New Look
at Thanksgiving juv.
394.268.G729s
Parr, Todd Thankful
book juv.P258t
Pinkwater, D. M. Hoboken
Chicken Emergency juv.
P 655h
Sorrell, Traci We
Are Grateful/Otsaliheliga juv.
S7134w
(Thankfulness
during all the seasons with Cherokee celebrations.Teacher’s guide activities
[Juv. 57134w study guide])
Swamp, Chief Jake Giving
Thanks: A Native Good juv.299.79.S791g
Morning Message
Sweet, Melissa Balloons
Over Broadway: The True Story juv.927.91.S245s
of the Puppeteer of the Macy’s Parade
Wilson, Karma Bear
says Thanks juv.W7492b
Here are some that can be used to discuss dated perspectives
and stereotypes:
Cohen, Barbara Molly’s
Pilgrim juv. C6722m
Dalgleish, Alice The
Thanksgiving Story juv.D142T
1985
Devlin, Wende Cranberry
Thanksgiving juv.D489c
and Harry
Fritz, Jean Who's
that Stepping on Plymouth Rock? juv.974.4.F919w
Parish, Herman Amelia
Bedelia talks turkey juv. P233at
Koller, Jackie French Nickommoh!
A Thanksgiving Celebration juv.
394.268. K814n
Smith, E.B. Coming
of the Pilgrims* juv.
973.2.S4646c
(contains dated perspectives. Thanksgiving myth)
Weisgard, Leonard The
Plymouth Thanksgiving juv.973.2W427p
Here are some Teacher Materials from the Curriculum
Collection:
E98.C5.D434 2003 Children of Native America Today:
An Activity and Resource Guide
(companion
to Children of Native America today, Juv. 306.08997073 .D411c)
CMC F77.T46 2008 Contemporary
Voices along the Lewis and Clark Trail: Teacher Guide for High School
CMC GT4975.T45 2011 Thanksgiving
: A Native Perspective
