Thanksgiving Day
A harvest festival explained, from Plymouth to your table
About this book
Thanksgiving Day explains the harvest festival in plain words for young readers. It starts with the Pilgrims at Plymouth and the first harvest feast in 1621, then shows how families celebrate today with a big meal, parades, and games. It also visits Canada, Saint Lucia, Liberia, and other places that mark their own days of thanks.
Book details
| Book type | Read Along Book – Narrated in a real human voice with word-by-word highlighting and static pictures. |
|---|---|
| Author | Smart Kidz Club |
| Ages | 7 to 9 years, also 5 to 7 years |
| Grade | Grade 3 |
| Reading level | Level 3, Intermediate Readers |
| Length | 10 pages, 990 words, 8 minutes |
| Categories | Holidays and Festivals |
| Interactive features | Comprehension quiz, Guess What game |
| Language | English |
Where you can read this book
Reading and Math app: Read it here, plus Comprehension quiz and Guess What game in the Reading and Math app.
Get the Reading and Math AppRead Along App: Read along narration with word by word highlighting.
Get the Read Along AppQuizzes and activities live in the Reading and Math app only. They are not part of the Read Along App.
Why read Thanksgiving Day with your child
Read this one together and pause after each chapter, because every chapter answers a question children really ask: where did it start, who celebrates it, when is it, and what do people eat. The harvest idea is the thread to pull. Ask what your family is thankful for this year, and why the date is different in the United States and Canada. The book also opens a kind conversation about giving food to people who do not have enough to eat.
Talk about it together
- What is Thanksgiving Day also called? The book gives the answer: Turkey Day.
- Why do the United States and Canada celebrate Thanksgiving on different dates?
- What would you put on your own table of thanks, and who would you invite?
Inside the book
Thanksgiving Day is a first guide to the harvest festival, written for young readers. It explains what the holiday means, why families travel to be together, and how the celebration looks today, with a big meal, parades, and games. It also shows that days of thanks are not only an American story, with other places marking their own harvest days.
Children gain answers to the questions they actually ask: where the holiday started, who celebrates it, when it falls, and what people eat. They pick up harvest and gratitude words they can use at their own table. Read it together in the week before Thanksgiving, and let one question linger: what is your family most thankful for this year?
From the book: “Thanksgiving means to give thanks for something good that has happened.”
Words to learn in this book
- Explorer: Someone who travels to unknown places.
- Freedom: Not being in prison or a slave.
- Harvest: To gather crops from fields.
- Indigenous: Native, or originating in a particular region.
- Worship: The acts including talking, reading, praying and singing that happen during a service in a church.
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Frequently asked questions
What ages is Thanksgiving Day for?
Ages 5 to 9 years, at Grade 3 and Level 3 for intermediate readers. Younger children can enjoy it read aloud, and older children can read it themselves.
Is the book narrated?
Yes. It is a read along book, so a real human voice reads the story while words are highlighted one by one on screen.
Which apps carry this book?
Both the Reading and Math app and the Read Along App. The comprehension quiz and the Guess What game are Reading and Math app features.
Does it cover countries beyond the United States?
Yes. It covers Canada in detail and also visits the United Kingdom, Saint Lucia, the Netherlands, and Liberia.
How long is the book?
Ten pages, 990 words, about 8 minutes of reading time.
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