{"product_id":"we-gather-together-young-readers-edition-9780593404386","title":"We Gather Together Young Readers Edition","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis young readers adaptation of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling \u003ci\u003eWe Gather Together\u003c\/i\u003e shares the true story of how Thanksgving became a national holiday and the way gratitude is looked at in America\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFiction: Thanksgiving is an American holiday that began when the Pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock and met the Indigenous tribes already living there. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFact: Thanksgiving celebrations existed before the United States of America and were celebrated in other countries as well.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFiction: American Thanksgiving was always on the fourth Thursday in November.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFact: Thanksgiving’s day, date, and even its existence was at the discretion of the president and other leaders until the date was officially established by Congress and signed into law by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1941.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFiction: George Washington is the person who decided we should celebrate Thanksgiving as a nation at the same time each year.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFact: Sarah Josepha Hale, a mag\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[T]horoughly researched, both political and personal, as well as steadfastly invested in ensuring the legacy of Sarah Josepha Hale, the oft-forgotten mother of the holiday.\" —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin for the Center for Children's Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Sarah Josepha Hale is an important woman in America’s history who should be incorporated into more accessible literature.\" —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This readable account . . . does offer considerable supplemental support for social studies units.\" \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Penguin Putnam Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49525818229079,"sku":"9780593404386","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780593404386.jpg?v=1731861874","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/we-gather-together-young-readers-edition-9780593404386","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}