Independent Reading Suggested Books for Rediscovering Thanksgiving
See our Independent Reading for Elementary Students Teacher Tool for guidance on how to use the suggested texts below.
Fiction Texts with Connecting Topics and Themes
- Being Home by Traci Sorell (AD450L) *
- Colonization and the Wampanoag Story by Linda Coombs (1040L) **
- Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message by Chief Jake Swamp
- The Birchbark House by Louise Erdich (970L) **
- The People Shall Continue by Simon J. Ortiz (660L) *
- We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga by Traci Sorell (970L) **
- Young Water Protectors by Aslan Tudor, Kelly Tudor, and Jason Eaglespeaker
Informational Texts to Build Content Knowledge
- History Smashers: The Mayflower by Kate Messner
- If You Lived During the Plimoth Thanksgiving by Chris Newell (1090L) **
- Mayflower 1620: A New Look at a Pilgrim Voyage by Plimoth Plantation
- The People Shall Continue by Simon J. Ortiz (660L)
- We Are Still Here! Native American Truths Everyone Should Know by Traci Sorell (1410L) **
* lower Lexile or qualitative measures than core text.
** higher Lexile or qualitative measures than core text.
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