My Family Celebrates Thanksgiving

From the Series Holiday Time (Early Bird Stories ™)

  • Interest Level: Kindergarten - Grade 2
  • Reading Level: Grade 1

Turkey! Mashed potatoes! Pie! These things help make Thanksgiving great, but the holiday is about much more than eating. Learn all about the origins of Thanksgiving and why it’s celebrated.

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Interest Level Kindergarten - Grade 2
Reading Level Grade 1
Genre Social Studies
Category Holidays
Copyright 2019
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Brand Early Bird Stories ™
Imprint Lerner Publications ™, LernerClassroom
Language English
Number of Pages 24
Publication Date 2018-08-01
Text Type Informational Fiction
BISACS JUV017060, JUV013030, JUV030060
Dewey 394.2649
Graphics Full-color illustrations
Dimensions 9 x 9
Lexile 480
Guided Reading Level J
ATOS Reading Level 2.4
Accelerated Reader® Quiz 198900
Accelerated Reader® Points 0.5
Features Bibliography/further reading, Fast facts, Glossary, Index, Table of contents, Teaching Guides, and eSource

Author: Lisa Bullard

Lisa Bullard is the award-winning author of more than 60 books for children, including You Can Write a Story: A Story-Writing Recipe for Kids. She teaches writing classes at the Loft Literary Center and regularly visits schools to talk with students about story-writing.

Illustrator: Katie Saunders

Katie Saunders graduated in 2001 from the university of Central Lancashire in Preston, England, with a degree in Illustration. Over the years, Katie has worked for many publishers creating children’s books. She has also written and designed her own baby books. Katie works with many greetings card companies and has also worked on toy designs. Mostly, Katie works with hand-drawn pen, collage, and computer-aided design, although over the years she has worked in all mediums.

Katie lives in her hometown of Kent with her partner, Graham, her three-year-old son, Archie, and her little girl, Olive Honey. They also have two cats named Dizzy and Pumpkin. Katie works in a little studio at the bottom of her garden, which her father built for her. She has never been happier.

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Holiday Time (Early Bird Stories ™)

Follow the fun as a variety of families celebrate all types of holidays. Each book describes the origin of the holiday in simple terms and highlights special customs. Critical thinking and comprehension questions get readers talking about the stories. View available downloads →