http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2008/11/27/review-of-the-day-thanksgiving-the-true-story-by-penny-colman/ A School Library Journal Blog Sat, 25 May 2013 04:26:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2008/11/27/review-of-the-day-thanksgiving-the-true-story-by-penny-colman/#comment-9139 Penny Colman Thu, 27 Nov 2008 19:29:14 +0000 http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2008/11/27/review-of-the-day-thanksgiving-the-true-story-by-penny-colman/#comment-9139 Thank you for your interesting review. You wondered when I sent out my survey: it was the first thing I did. It's a technique I used in my days as a journalist. Developing and sending out the survey was the first thing I did in my research process. Since the book stemmed from discussions with grad students in my children's literature classes at Queens College, I wanted a much broader range of ideas, plus info re regional & ethnic foods for TK. People ages 12-97 responded from CA to AK to FL to MI to ME and in between. Also I wrote at length re my inclusion of Native American's experiences throughout my book, including the Wampanoag's year-round harvest celebrations, quotes from Gladys Widdis and Linda Coombs. Thank you for your interesting review. You wondered when I sent out my survey: it was the first thing I did. It’s a technique I used in my days as a journalist. Developing and sending out the survey was the first thing I did in my research process. Since the book stemmed from discussions with grad students in my children’s literature classes at Queens College, I wanted a much broader range of ideas, plus info re regional & ethnic foods for TK. People ages 12-97 responded from CA to AK to FL to MI to ME and in between. Also I wrote at length re my inclusion of Native American’s experiences throughout my book, including the Wampanoag’s year-round harvest celebrations, quotes from Gladys Widdis and Linda Coombs.

]]> http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2008/11/27/review-of-the-day-thanksgiving-the-true-story-by-penny-colman/#comment-9140 WendieOld Thu, 27 Nov 2008 19:00:25 +0000 http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2008/11/27/review-of-the-day-thanksgiving-the-true-story-by-penny-colman/#comment-9140 I've always felt it was a Harvest Festival from a long tradition of harvest festivals all over the world. (even in the bible) In line with that thought -- Canada's Thanksgiving day is in October, because they gather in their harvest earlier due to winter arriving earlier. -wendieOld , writer and librarian who just did a Pilgrim Children program at her library where we made butter and ate corn pone. I’ve always felt it was a Harvest Festival from a long tradition of harvest festivals all over the world. (even in the bible) In line with that thought — Canada’s Thanksgiving day is in October, because they gather in their harvest earlier due to winter arriving earlier. -wendieOld , writer and librarian who just did a Pilgrim Children program at her library where we made butter and ate corn pone.

]]> http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2008/11/27/review-of-the-day-thanksgiving-the-true-story-by-penny-colman/#comment-9141 teacherninja Thu, 27 Nov 2008 11:56:51 +0000 http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2008/11/27/review-of-the-day-thanksgiving-the-true-story-by-penny-colman/#comment-9141 Sounds great. I always hate teaching the "propaganda" version, so usually skip it. This sounds much better. Sounds great. I always hate teaching the “propaganda” version, so usually skip it. This sounds much better.

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