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Karen wants her Thanksgiving report to be the best in the class, but she is afraid her friend Pamela's will be better, so Karen arranges to have real Pilgrims help her and her classmates learn the true meaning of Thanksgiving.

Examines the history and lore of Thanksgiving from A for "across the Atlantic Ocean" to Z for the "zeppelin-like" balloons in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Examines the formation of the Mayflower Compact and its importance as the first written document of self-government in the new world and provides information on the early settlers and the reasons they left England as well as the struggles of the Plymouth Plantation.

Presents a short biography of William Bradford, his childhood in England and life in Holland, arrival in the new world aboard the Mayflower, the Mayflower Compact and Plymouth Colony, and his long career as governor of the colony.

Twins Liz and Lenny, along with their time-traveling grandmother, visit Plymouth Plantation to see how the Pilgrims lived and to celebrate a big feast with the Pilgrims and Native Americans.

Presents a short history of the voyage of the Mayflower in 1620 written in graphic novel format, and focuses on the reasons why the Pilgrims came to the New World and how they started Plymouth Colony.

Explains how the Pilgrims' first Thanksgiving in 1621 differs from today's holiday in terms of activities and food.

Actual Pilgrim diaries are used to tell the dramatic story of the Mayflower journey, joys and sorrows in the new land and eventual Thanksgiving celebration.

Questions and answers describe the voyage of the Mayflower and the Pilgrim's first year in the New World.

Describes the Pilgrims' way of life and what the colonies were like in America in the 1600's.

Questions and answers present information about who the Pilgrims were, how and why they came to America on the Mayflower, and what happened in the colony of New Plymouth.

Examines the history of the Pilgrims and how they came to settle in America.

A visual history that tells the story of the first pilgrims in America, discussing their voyage on the Mayflower, the settlement at Plymouth Harbor, their experiences in the new land, and the original Thanksgiving feast.

Questions and answers explore the early years in Holland and England of the Pilgrims, why they were persecuted, what they believed, and how they financed the voyage to America.