Leave the classic tale of Pilgrims and Native Americans behind and share the untold story of Thanksgiving instead. In Thank You, Sarah: The Woman Who Saved Thanksgiving, readers will learn the Story of Sarah Hale, the woman who penned Mary Had a Little Lamb", became the first magazine editor in America, and who fought for Thanksgiving.

This fast-paced read makes it easy for students to make predictions, ask questions, and infer information as they read about Sarah Hale's crusade to establish a day of thanks for our nation. Readers will also learn how authors use ellipses to create suspense, connect information, and to encourage their readers to make predictions."

Title: Thank You, Sarah: The Woman Who Saved Thanksgiving

Author: Laurie Halse Anderson

Genre: Biography, Nonfiction

Themes: History, Thanksgiving, Women's History Month, Fall

ISBN: 9780689847875

Publisher's Summary:

Thanksgiving might have started with a jubilant feast on Plymouth's shore. But by the 1800s America's observance was waning. None of the presidents nor Congress sought to revive the holiday. And so one invincible "lady editor" name Sarah Hale took it upon herself to rewrite the recipe for Thanksgiving as we know it today. This is an inspirational, historical, all-out boisterous tale about perseverance and belief: In 1863 Hale's thirty-five years of petitioning and orations got Abraham Lincoln thinking. He signed the Thanksgiving Proclamation that very year, declaring it a national holiday. This story is a tribute to Hale, her fellow campaigners, and to the amendable government that affords citizens the power to make the world a better place!

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