Path: bloom-picayune.mit.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!americast.com!americast.com!americast-post Newsgroups: americast.twt.life From: americast-post@AmeriCast.Com Organization: American Cybercasting Approved: americast-post@AmeriCast.com Subject: Good holiday reading Date: Sat, 21 Nov 92 17:35:41 EST Message-ID: \SE B;LIFE;THE RAINBOW PAGE;RAINBOW REVIEW: BOOKS \HD Good holiday reading \BY Kara Cooperrider The Story of the First Thanksgiving By Elaine Raphael and Don Bolognese Scholastic, $3.95 "The Story of the First Thanksgiving" is about the first Thanksgiving of the Pilgrims who sailed to America in 1620. It tells about building houses, planting, harvesting and caring for each other. The pictures help tell the story and show the Indians being helpful. My ancestors sailed on the Mayflower, so I am interested in the Pilgrims. I think other children would like the book. It teaches you about hard work and making friends with new people who can help you learn new things. The Pilgrims prayed to God and thanked Him for even the littlest things. And there is a section at the end of the book that teaches you how to draw some of the characters in the book. You can make stick puppets with them and have your own Thanksgiving puppet show. PARENT'S COMMENT: A new reader will need some help from Mom or Dad, but the book is short enough and the pictures nice enough to keep children's attention, even if they need help with some of the words. Thanksgiving at the Tappletons By Eileen Spinelli HarperTrophy, $4.95 This book is about the Tappleton family Thanksgiving dinner with eight people. Grandma, Grandpa, Aunt Hetta and Uncle Fritz visit the Tappletons, and each member of the family is supposed to make part of the dinner: Mom, the turkey; Dad, the pies; brother, the salad; and sister, the mashed potatoes. But disaster strikes! I like the book because it's silly. All kinds of funny things happen: The turkey gets away, and the mashed potatoes fly all over the kitchen. My favorite character is Grandpa, who keeps saying he could eat five elephants! The ending of the book teaches a good lesson for all kids to learn: There are more things to be thankful for than food - namely family and being together. PARENT'S COMMENT: The book teaches a good lesson and at the same time entertains kids with all the silly events that lead to the missing food. The early reader will need help, as some words are difficult and the text is a bit long for reading alone. The pictures are cute and help tell the story. By Kara Cooperrider, Age 6, Westbrook Elementary, Bethesda This article is copyright 1992 The Washington Times. Redistribution to other sites is not permitted except by arrangement with American Cybercasting Corporation. For more information, send-email to usa@AmeriCast.COM