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  • We Gather Together (Young Readers Edition)

  • Stories of Thanksgiving from Then to Now
  • By: Denise Kiernan
  • Narrated by: Denise Kiernan
  • Length: 7 hrs and 7 mins

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We Gather Together (Young Readers Edition)

By: Denise Kiernan
Narrated by: Denise Kiernan
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Publisher's summary

This young readers adaptation of the New York Times bestselling We Gather Together shares the true story of how Thanksgiving became a national holiday and the way gratitude is looked at in America

Fiction: Thanksgiving is an American holiday that began when the Pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock and met the Indigenous tribes already living there.

Fact: Thanksgiving celebrations existed before the United States of America and were celebrated in other countries as well.

Fiction: American Thanksgiving was always on the fourth Thursday in November.

Fact: Thanksgiving’s day, date, and even its existence was at the discretion of the president and other leaders until the date was officially established by Congress and signed into law by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1941.

Fiction: George Washington is the person who decided we should celebrate Thanksgiving as a nation at the same time each year.

Fact: Sarah Josepha Hale, a magazine editor and author, petitioned five presidents until she convinced Abraham Lincoln to declare a national day of Thanksgiving in November of 1863, starting an annual tradition continuing to this day.

There is much fiction surrounding the creation of Thanksgiving in America. Denise Kiernan debunks myths, provides facts, and explains how and why Thanksgiving evolved in the United States the way it did—and what gratitude means to society.

This young readers adaptation of Kiernan’s We Gather Together should be required material in every school in America today.

©2023 Denise Kiernan (P)2023 Listening Library
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Critic reviews

"[T]horoughly researched, both political and personal, as well as steadfastly invested in ensuring the legacy of Sarah Josepha Hale, the oft-forgotten mother of the holiday." —Bulletin for the Center for Children's Books

"Sarah Josepha Hale is an important woman in America’s history who should be incorporated into more accessible literature." —School Library Journal

"This readable account . . . does offer considerable supplemental support for social studies units." —Booklist

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