Thank you, Sarah

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(biography)

Thank you, Sarah: The Woman Who Saved Thanksgiving

by Laurie Halse Anderson and illustrated by Matt Faulkner

Story Pyramid

Sarah Hale

Dedicated, Ambitious

1800's, Civil War, Slavery

No one wanted to celebrate Thanksgiving

  Asked Politicans to nationalize Thanksgiving

Some states made Thanksgiving a holiday

All her letters were denied by Presidents

Lincoln made Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863

I would use this book in the classroom by reading it to my kids around Thanksgiving. Most kids already know about the history of Thanksgiving, but I didn't even know about Sarah Hale until I read this book. So I think this will broaden their knowledge about Thanksgiving and it is an interesting story that supports the holiday.