| America's Real First Thanksgiving Teacher's Manual Contributor(s): Gioia, Robyn (Author) |
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ISBN: 1561644218 ISBN-13: 9781561644216 Publisher: Pineapple Press OUR PRICE: $4.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2008 Annotation: When most Americans think of the first Thanksgiving, they think of the Pilgrims and the Indians in New England in 1621. But 56 years before they celebrated, Spanish explorer Pedro Men?ndez arrived on the coast of Florida and founded the first North American city, St. Augustine. On September 8, 1565, the Spanish and the native Timucua celebrated with a feast of Thanksgiving. The Spanish most likely offered cocido, a rich stew made with pork, and the Timucua may have brought wild turkey, venison, or even alligator, along with corn, beans, and squash. Learn about our real first Thanksgiving. Learn about Spain and Florida in the 1560s. And make your own cocido from a recipe provided in this important and groundbreaking book. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - State & Local - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - Colonial & Revolutionary Periods |
| Dewey: 975.918 |
| Lexile Measure: 1000 |
| Physical Information: 0.13" H x 8.39" W x 10.78" (0.34 lbs) 47 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 16th Century - Geographic Orientation - Florida - Ethnic Orientation - Native American - Holiday - Thanksgiving - Cultural Region - South Atlantic - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 116095 Reading Level: 6.3 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The pictorial resource book Americas REAL First Thanksgiving was written for upper elementary to middle school students to highlight St. Augustine's important place in history. This teacher's guide can be used for simple to very challenging lessons. A Reader's Theater brings the event to life while students reenact the events leading up to and including the first Thanksgiving meal. Suggestions for a banquet are included. Favorites such as vocabulary study, writing prompts, coloring pages, word searches, crossword puzzles, and creative thinking skill lessons are also included. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gioia, Robyn: - Robyn Gioia teaches full-time and has been active in children's literature since joining an eclectic group of writers during a three-year stay in England. She is a former board member of the Florida Writers Association and has been a judge for several national contests. She reviews children's books for the School Library Journal and is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. Her middle-grade novel, Rinny and the Trail of Clues (under the name Robyn Leslie), has won several awards, including the Benjamin Franklin Silver Award for Best New Children's Voice. |