Book Detail
Thank You, Sarah: The Woman Who Saved Thanksgiving |
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Publication Information |
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| Author: Anderson, Laurie Halse | Illustrator: Faulkner, Matt |
| Title: Thank You, Sarah: The Woman Who Saved Thanksgiving | Date: 2002 |
| Publisher: Simon & Schuster | City: New York |
| ISBN, paperback: 0-689-84787-4 | ISBN, hardback: |
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| ABE/ABLE: Yes | ESOL: |
| Family: | Young Adult: |
| Picture: Yes | |
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| Book Type(s): nonfiction | |
HSE Descriptor(s): social studies |
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| After years of lobbying, Sarah Hale, an editor and writer, won the battle to have Thanksgiving declared a national holiday. Back matter includes historical and biographical information. Adults may find the tone of voice and some illustrations childish and chatty in the first pages (superhero talk). | |
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| Readers might extrapolate the process Sarah pursues to win her battle to celebrate Thanksgiving nationally using graphic organizers of sequence or problem/solution. Would the process be different today? If so, in what ways? Readers could write to Sarah or write letters of support for her issues using the strategy of unsent letters. A class could create a news magazine of the events of the story and based on additional historical research with simulated interviews of Sarah. | |
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 Creating a Classroom Magazinehttp://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/create_class_zine.pdf |
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Discussion Webs http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/discussion_webs.pdf |
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Problem and Solution Outline and Text Frame http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/prob_solution.pdf |
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Unsent Letters http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/unsent_letters.pdf |
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