< p> Thirty-four children on the < i> Mayflower< /i> < br> Three days of Thanksgiving feasting< br> And hundreds of facts about the hardworking Pilgrims < /p> < p> Pilgrims in Plymouth: True or False Quiz < /p> < ol> < li> The < i> Mayflower< /i> was a huge ship& #8212nearly as large as the < i> Titanic< /i> & #8212with a bowling alley and a swimming pool < /li> < li> Squanto, an Indian who helped the Pilgrims, spoke English.< /li> < li> Pilgrim farmers buried fish in the ground to help their corn grow better.< /li> < li> The Pilgrims called their harvest feast Thanksgiving.< /li> < /ol> < p> Thanksgiving today is a time for families to say grace and gobble turkey. But why did the Pilgrims start this tradition? And who were these people anyway? In this latest outstanding entry in the Don't Know Much About< small> < sup> & #174; < /sup> < /small> series by renowned author Kenneth C. Davis, you can discover all you ever wanted to know about the Pilgrims. < /p>

Thirty-four children on the Mayflower

Three days of Thanksgiving feasting

And hundreds of facts about the hardworking Pilgrims

Pilgrims in Plymouth: True or False Quiz

1. The Mayflower was a huge ship—nearly as large as the Titanic—with a bowling alley and a swimming pool!
2. Squanto, an Indian who helped the Pilgrims, spoke English.
3. Pilgrim farmers buried fish in the ground to help their corn grow better.
4. The Pilgrims called their harvest feast Thanksgiving.

Thanksgiving today is a time for families to say grace and gobble turkey. But why did the Pilgrims start this tradition? And who were these people anyway? In this latest outstanding entry in the Don't Know Much About^® series by renowned author Kenneth C. Davis, you can discover all you ever wanted to know about the Pilgrims.

How much fun was life aboard the Mayflower?Did Pilgrims dance with Indians to Plymouth Rock?If there was no football to watch on TV, what did people do during the first Thanksgiving?

Thanksgiving today is a time for families to say grace and gobble turkey. But why did the Pilgrims start this tradition? And who were these people anyway?

Now you can discover a wealth of cool and astonishing facts about the Pilgrims. Did you know that they made the long ocean journey in a cramped boat, or that the friendly Indians helped the Pilgrims survive that first winter? Would you have liked being a child in Plymouth? You wouldn't have gone to school, but just read about the chores you would have done!

Kenneth C. Davis delivers another outstanding picture book in the Don't Know Much About series. With his trademark question-and-answer format and S. D. Schindler's detailed artwork, you'll get an insider's view of the Pilgrims' life. It wasn't easy, but they helped make America what it is today. Now that is something to give thanks for!

Kenneth C. Davis is the best-selling author of Don't Know Much About History, which spent 35 consecutive weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, sold nearly 1.5 million copies, and gave rise to his phenomenal Don't Know Much About® series for adults and children. Davis appears frequently in the media, has spoken at the Smithsonian Museum and American Museum of Natural History, and has written for the New York Times and Newsday, among other publications. He has also contributed to NPR's All Things Considered. He lives in New York City and Dorset, Vermont.