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Sarah Gives Thanks: How Thanksgiving Became a National Holiday
By ALLEGRA, Mike
- ISBN
- 978-0-8075-7239-9
- Publisher
- Albert Whitman
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on August 1, 2012 | Preschool to Grade 4
Gr 1–5—More of a biography about Sarah Josepha Hale than a holiday book, this well-researched, engaging read-aloud offers youngsters a glimpse into the lives of women and families in 19th-century America as well as to the history of how Thanksgiving became a national holiday. More commonly known as the author of "Mary Had a Little Lamb," Hale was actually a feminist before her time, despite her lack of formal education. When she became widowed with five young children, she wrote to su...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2012
As "editress" of two popular ladies' magazines in the mid-1800s, Sarah Josepha Hale advocated for women's education, wrote the first novel...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
