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Thanksgiving : The Holiday At The Heart Of The American Experience
$29.99Add to cartWe all know the story of Thanksgiving. Or do we? This uniquely American holiday has a rich and little known history beyond the famous feast of 1621.
In Thanksgiving, award-winning author Melanie Kirkpatrick journeys through four centuries of history, giving us a vivid portrait of our nation’s best-loved holiday. Drawing on newspaper accounts, private correspondence, historical documents, and cookbooks, Thanksgiving brings to life the full history of the holiday and what it has meant to generations of Americans.
Many famous figures walk these pages–Washington, who proclaimed our first Thanksgiving as a nation amid controversy about his Constitutional power to do so; Lincoln, who wanted to heal a divided nation sick of war when he called for all Americans–North and South–to mark a Thanksgiving Day; FDR, who set off a debate on state’s rights when he changed the traditional date of Thanksgiving.
Ordinary Americans also play key roles in the Thanksgiving story–the New England Indians who boycott Thanksgiving as a Day of Mourning; Sarah Josepha Hale, the nineteenth-century editor and feminist who successfully campaigned for Thanksgiving to be a national holiday; the 92nd Street Y in New York City, which founded Giving Tuesday, an online charity established in the long tradition of Thanksgiving generosity. Kirkpatrick also examines the history of Thanksgiving football and, of course, Thanksgiving dinner.
While the rites and rituals of the holiday have evolved over the centuries, its essence remains the same: family and friends feasting together in a spirit of gratitude to God, neighborliness, and hospitality. Thanksgiving is Americans’ oldest tradition. Kirkpatrick’s enlightening exploration offers a fascinating look at the meaning of the holiday that we gather together to celebrate on the fourth Thursday of November.
With Readings for Thanksgiving Day designed to be read aloud around the table.
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Happy Thanksgiving Snoopy
$4.99Add to cartGive thanks with Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the rest of the Peanuts gang in this 8×8 storybook all about Thanksgiving!
Thanksgiving is not working out the way Charlie Brown expected this year. His Grandma had to cancel dinner and now he’s stuck at home. For Snoopy, it’s shaping up to be a pretty typical Turkey Day: He has no plans, and no one has invited him anywhere. He’s just going to play it ‘Joe Cool’ and pretend he’s not lonely. Luckily, Charlie Brown and friends realize that if they want any kind of Thanksgiving celebration they’re going to have to throw it themselves…at Joe Cool’s ‘dorm!’ It’s a nontraditional Thanksgiving, spent with people they weren’t expecting to hang out with, but it’s one they’ll always be thankful for. After all, Thanksgiving is not really about what or where you eat, but about who you get to spend time with!
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Thankful
$8.99Add to cartThe gardener’s thankful for every green sprout.
The fireman, for putting the fire out.
The artist is thankful for color and light.
The clown for her costume silly and bright.
Thankful, written by beloved children’s author Eileen Spinelli and illustrated by Archie Preston, combines charming rhymes and whimsical illustrations to convey the importance of being thankful for everyday blessings. Like the gardener thankful for every green sprout, and the firefighter, for putting the fire out, children are encouraged to be thankful for the many blessings they find in their lives. Spinelli exhibits her endearing gift for storytelling with this engaging poem, reminding children how blessed and special they are. Meant to be read aloud, this heartwarming board book will be a treasured keepsake for parents and children alike.
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Thanksgiving : The Holiday At The Heart Of The American Experience
$29.99Add to cartWe all know the story of Thanksgiving. Or do we? This uniquely American holiday has a rich and little known history beyond the famous feast of 1621.
In Thanksgiving, award-winning author Melanie Kirkpatrick journeys through four centuries of history, giving us a vivid portrait of our nation’s best-loved holiday. Drawing on newspaper accounts, private correspondence, historical documents and cookbooks, Thanksgiving brings to life the full history of the holiday and what it has meant to generations of Americans.
Many famous figures walk these pages-Washington, who proclaimed our first Thanksgiving as a nation amid controversy about his Constitutional power to do so; Lincoln, who wanted to heal a divided nation sick of war when he called for all Americans-North and South-to mark a Thanksgiving Day; FDR, who set off a debate on state’s rights when he changed the traditional date of Thanksgiving.
Ordinary Americans also play key roles in the Thanksgiving story-the New England Indians who boycott Thanksgiving as a Day of Mourning; Sarah Josepha Hale, the nineteenth-century editor who successfully campaigned for Thanksgiving to be a national holiday; the 92nd Street Y in New York City, which founded Giving Tuesday, an online charity pegged to the long Thanksgiving weekend.
While the rites and rituals of the holiday have evolved over the centuries, its essence remains the same: family and friends feasting together in a spirit of gratitude, neighborliness and hospitality. Thanksgiving is Americans’ oldest tradition. Kirkpatrick’s enlightening exploration offers a fascinating look at the meaning of the holiday that we gather together to celebrate on the fourth Thursday of November.
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Its Not About You Mrs Turkey
$29.99Add to cartIt s Not About You, Mrs. Turkey is a unique tool for parents, grandparents and teachers to share both the historical and religious background of the holiday with young readers. The fun and colorful illustrations give children the opportunity to see clothing styles of the past as they learn the importance of courage, sharing, friendship and giving thanks.
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Its Not About You Mrs Turkey
$8.99Add to cartIt s Not About You, Mrs. Turkey is a unique tool for parents, grandparents and teachers to share both the historical and religious background of the holiday with young readers. The fun and colorful illustrations give children the opportunity to see clothing styles of the past as they learn the importance of courage, sharing, friendship and giving thanks.
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Give Thanks
$5.99Add to cartThe Lord inspired Dr. LaDonna C. Osborn to write this pocket size book Give Thanks. She creates the acronym of the word THANKSGIVING to remind us of what thanksgiving truly is, and why we must maintain a thankful heart. ? T – Transgression Remitted ? H – Health Renewed ? A – Authority Regained ? N – Name Recorded ? K – Kinship Restored ? S – Song Returned ? G – Guilt Removed ? I – Inferiority Replaced ? V – Value Restated ? I – Inspiration Reignited ? N – Nature Reborn ? G – Gospel Revealed
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Countdown To Thanksgiving
$20.00Add to cartA To Z Designs
Countdown to Thanksgiving: Memory Making Stories & Activities for 14 Days Leading up to Thanksgiving. Create Special Memories this Thanksgiving! Do you long to make this Thanksgiving the best holiday you have ever had? Do you long to slow down and just enjoy Thanksgiving like our ancestors did? If you answered yes to either of these questions, then this wonderful book will brighten your family’s Thanksgiving. Countdown to Thanksgiving has family friendly stories and activities for every day for two weeks leading up to Thanksgiving. Imagine your family reading a heart-warming Thanksgiving story each day and then participating in a fun activity together. This will be made simple for you with Countdown to Thanksgiving! The book is broken up into daily sections. Each day has a story and an activity that will take about 30 to 45 minutes. Some of the stories included are:”Helen’s Thanksgiving” by Susan Coolidge; “Why He Carried the Turkey” by James Baldwin; “How Obadiah Brought About Thanksgiving” by Emily Hewitt Leland; “The Mother of Thanksgiving” by Amy Puetz; “A Mystery in the Kitchen” by Olive Thorne Miller; “Squanto” by Mr. Blaisdell and Mr. Ball; “The Story of Massasoit” by Robert Mackenzie; and “Turning the Thanksgiving Tables” By Carolyn Sherwin Bailey. Most of the stories in this book were written in the 1800s and early 1900s. Some of the language may seem old fashioned, but this only adds to their charm! Many of these stories have not been reprinted since their first publication, and are just waiting to be rediscovered by a whole new generation. Countdown to Thanksgiving will appeal to any age group, but children ages 6-14 will enjoy it the most. Each story can be used to teach important lessons to your children. Reading aloud as a family will open up wonderful opportunities for discussions and conversations. The activities include: Games, Crafts, Cooking, a Quiz, Thanksgiving Songs, etc. This book will help families grow closer together. Make this Thanksgiving memorable with Countdown to Thanksgiving! About the author: Amy Puetz, a homeschool graduate, is the author of Heroes and Heroines of the Past: American History, Countdown to Christmas, and Uncover Exciting History: Revealing America’s Christian Heritage in Short, Easy-to-Read Nuggets. As a columnist for Home School Enrichment Magazine, she shares stories about historical events from a Christian worldview. -
Pete The Cat
$6.99Add to cartLearn all about the first Thanksgiving with Pete the Cat!
Pete the Cat celebrates Thanksgiving in this groovy new lift-the-flap book! Starring in the school Thanksgiving play would make even the coolest cat nervous. But when Pete the Cat gets onstage, he makes learning all about the story of the first Thanksgiving fun. With fourteen flaps that open to reveal hidden surprises, this book is sure to be a holiday favorite for every Pete the Cat fan.
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Choosing Gratitude : Learning To Love The Life You Have
$15.00Add to cartIn his latest book, Choosing Gratitude: Learning to Love the Life You Have, renowned author James A. Autry reminds us that gratitude is a choice, a spiritual-not social-process. Made evident as behavior, gratitude is not the behavior itself. We may automatically respond, “Thank you” or “Appreciate it” in the daily course of our lives. These are polite, conditioned responses, but they are not gratitude. Instead, gratitude is a way of life, a belief system, that means cultivating a spirit of thankfulness even through the negatives of life. It is remembering there will always be more reasons for gratitude than for despair.
In a society consumed by fears of not having “enough”-money, possessions, security, and so on-Autry suggests that if we cultivate gratitude as a way of being, we may not change the world and its ills, but we can change our response to the world. If we fill our lives with moments of gratitude, we will indeed love the life we have.
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Squanto And The Miracle Of Thanksgiving
$8.99Add to cartExperience the true story from American history about the spiritual roots and historical beginnings of Thanksgiving.
This entertaining and historical story shows that the actual hero of Thanksgiving was neither white nor Indian but God. In 1608, English traders came to Massachusetts and captured a twelve-year-old Indian, Squanto, and sold him into slavery. He was raised by Christians and taught faith in God. Ten years later he was sent home to America. Upon arrival, he learned an epidemic had wiped out his entire village. But God had plans for Squanto. God delivered a Thanksgiving miracle: an English-speaking Indian living in the exact place where the Pilgrims landed in a strange new world.
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Heretics : The Other Side Of Early Christianity
$35.99Add to cartAccording to the official view, held for almost two thousand years, early Christianity was marked by great harmony, and heresy only emerged at a later stage. This book, written in nontechnical language for interested non-theologians, argues that such a picture is wishful thinking.
Using all available sources, including newly-discovered Gnostic texts, Professor Luedemann argues that in many areas, ‘heresy’ in fact preceded ‘orthodoxy’ and was later forcibly replaced by it. The controversies shed an interesting light on the human character and concerns of the first Christians, who were occupied not only with right belief but also with power. The first chapter investigates the positions of Christians in Jerusalem in the first two centuries, since they were the ones who in fact introduced the concept of heresy into the church, and pays particular attention to the revision of the portrait of Paul and his theology. Then it goes on to the dramatic events around Marcion and his approach to a scriptural canon. Thirdly, it examines the conflicts underlying the Johannine writings, the formation of the Apostles’ Creed and the formation of the New Testament canon.
Professor Luedemann argues that his findings have important and liberating consequences for the understanding of both Christianity and the Bible. -
Story Of Thanksgiving
$7.99Add to cartIntroduce your 2- to 5-year-olds to the true story behind our annual Thanksgiving Day celebration! Featuring fresh illustrations and small-hands dimensions, the tale of the Mayflower’s voyage and the Pilgrims’ feast with the Native Americans is told in 200 simple words. An engaging way to help even the youngest readers understand the holiday’s significance
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Safeguarded By Glory
$80.00Add to cartMichael Ramsey was perhaps the most respected articulator of Anglicanism for the twentieth century. Central to Ramsey’s approach to theology was the gospel of Jesus’ life, death, burial, and resurrection. For Ramsey this gospel revealed the very nature and glory of God. Furthermore, Ramsey believed that it influenced Christian theology at every level, from theological reflection to institutional structures. It creates a picture of a church that seeks to continue the ministry of Christ in healing a broken world, believing that the glory of Christ transforms the very nature of suffering so that it also becomes an avenue of redemption. In the last 50 years, the Anglican Communion has seen profound changes to its global polity alongside of shifts in practice and ethical beliefs in many of its provinces. These changes have been used on all sides of the debate as wedges to further disassociate the factions with one another. Ramsey’s doctrine of the church, shaped by the Gospel of Christ, offers a different lens through which these changes may be viewed and critiqued. Most importantly, it suggests that the glory of God in Christ still safeguards the church.
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Thanks For Thanksgiving
$6.99Add to cartEveryone knows that Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks – the question is, where to begin? The feast of turkey and pie makes the day special, but the small pleasures in everyday life are what make each day worthwhile – especially when shared with the family around you! Julie Markes perfectly simple text reminds both kids and adults alike about the little things that make each day enjoyable, while Doris Barrette’s beautiful and striking illustrations draw the reader into an intimate, captivating world of family life.
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Corduroys Thanksgiving
$6.99Add to cartCorduroy is hosting a festive Thanksgiving dinner for his friends. They watch a Thanksgiving Day parade, then it’s time to eat. But first, Corduroy and his friends each say what they are thankful for.This brightly colored, shaped board book is perfect for the youngest fans of Corduroy, one of the best-loved characters in children’s books for nearly 40 years.
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Pathway Into The Holy Of Holies
$13.49Add to cartThis book is the first in a series of fifteen written to assist each reader to enter further into the realm of a divine relationship with our Heavenly Father, led by our Lover, Christ Jesus. In this relationship the reader is perfumed and saturated with anointment through the Holy Ghost. A separate book defining each synonym is written specifically to induce greater awareness for those desiring to enter into His gates with thanksgiving and into His courts with praise, and then into the Holy of Holies. “Some books come out of the head and others come out of the heart, but this book has obviously come out of a life. It has been lived; that is why it comes alive. Joy does not merely exhort us to praise-she exemplifies praise from the Scriptures with a uniqueness and honesty that carries the reader deeper and deeper into the book. It is fresh, revealing, abundantly illustrated, and carefully researched and charted, and should be a rich source of teaching material as well as a road map for those who desire to walk out of carnal living into a life of praise.” E. Judson Cornwell Renowned Author and Conference Speaker
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Turning Griping Into Gratitude
$20.95Add to cartRon Lavin provides an ideal resource for small groups who want to explore the Psalms, or for preachers who want to present an inspirational series of sermons. Discussion questions are provided at the end of each chapter, as well as a guide for leaders.
Says Lavin: “Griping is one of the most insidious and divisive things into which we easily fall, while gratitude is the most productive of attitudes. The Psalms are filled with the battle between griping and gratitude, a battle we all fight. The psalmists knew both attitudes, including the self-defeating nature of griping and the wonder and majesty of gratitude.”
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Night Before Thanksgiving
$4.99Add to cartA creative spin on the Clement C. Moore classic, The Night Before Thanksgiving is a warm, whimsical celebration of everyone’s favorite fun-filled, family-filled, food-filled holiday! Follow along as the feast is prepared, cousins are greeted, and thanks are given, all with an extra helping of holiday fun.
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Empty Chair
$7.95Add to cartAll of us have lost family members, friends, and people who influenced our lives. Although we cannot physically bring these people back to life, they can and do continue to live in our minds, our thoughts, and our dreams. The Empty Chair was created with those people in mind. Of course, The Empty Chair also symbolizes the unseen (yet always talked about) guest at every meal, Jesus himself.
Written for a Thanksgiving service, this program in readers’ theater format is set in a restaurant where a pastor has taken four young people out to dinner as a reward for packing Thanksgiving baskets for the needy. Although there are only five in the party, the pastor asks for a table for six. The story unfolds as the pastor explains why he has requested an extra place setting and chair.
The practical format of The Empty Chair allows participants to use scripts instead of memorizing long passages. If desired, the characters may conceal their scripts within their menus. The Christian message is blended into the words of each reader as a means to get the gospel message to the audience.
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3 Young Pilgrims
$7.99Add to cartWhen the Allerton family first steps from the Mayflower after 60 days at sea, they never dream that life in the New World will be so hard. Richly detailed paintings show how the Pilgrims lived through the dark winter and into the busy days of spring, summer, and fall, culminating with the excitement of the original Thanksgiving feast. Full color.
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Thanksgiving Story
$8.99Add to cartIn this festive Caldecott Honor-winning picture book, Alice Dalgiesh brings to life the origin of the Thanksgiving holiday for readers of all ages.
Giles, Constance and Damaris Hopkins are all passengers aboard the crowded Mayflower, journeying to the New World to start a new life. Things get a little more cramped when their baby brother Oceanus is born during the passage. However, when they arrive, there are even worse challenges to face as the Pilgrims are subjected to hunger, cold, and sickness that put their small colony in great danger. With the help of the Native Americans though, they might just be able to survive their first year in this strange land-and have a November harvest to celebrate for generations!
