Don't Know Much about the Pilgrims (Don't Know Much About...)

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!

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And hundreds of facts about the hardworking Pilgrims

Pilgrims in Plymouth: True or False Quiz

1. The Mayflower was a huge ship—early as large as the Titanic—ith 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.

Peoplemagazine has said that "Reading [Davis] is like returning to the classroom of the best teacher you ever had."

A frequent visitor to classrooms and teacher groups, Davis has appeared often on The Today Show, Good Morning America, CNN, National Public Radio,and many other television and radio shows. He is a contributing editor to USA Weekend,which features his Don't Know Much About®quizzes on a variety of subjects.

Born and educated in Mt. Vernon, New York, he now lives in New York City and Vermont with his wife, Joann, and their two children, Jenny and Colin.