I found this quote humerus: “Sarah was so filled with grief, she insisted on wearing a black dress every day for the rest of her life.”
Sarah Gives Thanks: How Thanksgiving Became a National Holiday | 
I found this quote humerus: “Sarah was so filled with grief, she insisted on wearing a black dress every day for the rest of her life.”
pickThis book explains how Sarah Josepha Hale spent a lot of her life trying to make Thanksgiving a holiday. She accomplished this, also while raising a family. She seemed to be a strong women. I also love the use of the watercolors in the illustrations.
This was perfect to read right before thanksgiving, a somewhat controversial holiday. I would read it to my students around this time, too.
Sarah was so filled with grief, she insisted on wearing a black dress every day for the rest of her life.
This book would be perfect around Thanksgiving time. A lot of this holiday is a big question mark to many students and this book would answer a lot of questions.
pickThis book tells the story of Sarah Hale making Thanksgiving an official holiday in America. At the end of the book ,it is found that she also turned bunker hill and Mount Vernon into national landmarks. This women, who was widowed a couple of time, experienced plenty of grief and was a great women for America.
This is a super fun book! Great illustrations and a fun story line. I would definitely use this with a classroom!
pickThis biography is a great girl power book! This story is about a women who despite not being allowed to attend college gets a college education and becomes a famous editor. This book is awesome because it also talks about how Thanksgiving bécane a national holiday which even as an adult I never knew. I loved the illustrations as wel!
