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Title: Squanto And The Miracle Of Thanksgiving by Eric Metaxas, Shannon Stirnweis ISBN: 0-8499-5864-4 Publisher: Thomas Nelson Pub. Date: 24 August, 1999 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $9.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (6 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent Thanksgiving book!
Comment: This is an excellent resource to teach children the true meaning of Thanksgiving and how much God loves each of his children and has a wonderful plan for all of them. I would definitely recommend this book!
Rating: 5
Summary: A Pleasant Addition to Any Thanksgiving Tradition
Comment: It is hard to predict how the politically correct police will respond to the publication of this engaging children's book. While the lead character is an Indian (or Native American or whatever p.c. term is in vogue these days) which they generally view positively, he is also a Christian which they generally view negatively. The plot twist that has Squanto embracing the Christian faith should truly ruffle some feathers (so to speak) because faddish dictates say that all religions save Christianity and Judaism are beneficial. Obviously by finding his new faith, he leaves the old one behind.
Well, it's too bad that the censorious elites may go on the warpath over this uplifting true story, because they will miss out on a great read. While Squanto's name is relatively familiar, his biography is penumbral to even many well-educated Americans. His story should be better known because he personified the American Spirit before there was a United States.
Kidnapped as a boy of twelve and taken across the ocean as promising chattel in the slave trade, he was blessed to have been "purchased" by some monks who took pity on him. (In a truly irritating development to the p.c. crowd it is his liberators who are portrayed as religious while his evil captors are not.) The Italian monks strive to return Squanto to his family but the homecoming takes ten years. Sadly that is too late as a plague has wiped out his entire village before his return. The remainder of the story summarizes the famous part of Squanto's life--his mutually salvific interactions with the Pilgrims. Charmingly illustrated this American tale may not be the best for very young children because it deals honestly with depravity of the slave trade although that is a tertiary focus of the story. And though the target audience is much younger, adults will enjoy this salutary narrative of a remarkable life that knew devastating heartbreak and ultimately redemptive joy.
Rating: 5
Summary: Squanto and the Miracle of Thanksgiving
Comment: A wonderful and accurate children's book about the first Thanksgiving. In a society where 'primary source documentation' and truth do not seem to matter anymore, this book brings back the factual account of Squanto and God's mighty power and grace. The illustrations are beautiful and the book is short enough so a very young reader will not lose interest. This children's book will be an inspiration to all who read it. Every parent should read this book before their child reads it.
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Title: The Pilgrims' First Thanksgiving by Ann McGovern, Elroy Freem ISBN: 0590461885 Publisher: Scholastic Pub. Date: 01 October, 1993 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
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Title: On the Mayflower: Voyage of the Ship's Apprentice & A Passenger Girl by Kate Waters, Russ Kendall ISBN: 0439099412 Publisher: Scholastic Pub. Date: 01 October, 1999 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: If You Sailed on the Mayflower in 1620 by Ann McGovern ISBN: 0590451618 Publisher: Scholastic Pub. Date: 01 August, 1993 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Three Young Pilgrims by Cheryl Harness ISBN: 0689802080 Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks Pub. Date: 01 September, 1995 List Price(USD): $5.95 |
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Title: Samuel Eaton's Day: A Day in the Life of a Pilgrim Boy by Kate Waters, Russ Kendall ISBN: 0590480537 Publisher: Scholastic Pub. Date: 01 November, 1996 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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