What was it like to be a passenger on the Mayflower? How many people survived the first harsh winter in the New World? How did Pilgrim children spend their days? Find out the answers to these questions and more in this Magic Tree House Research Guide: Pilgrims. Includes fun facts from Jack and Annie, fantastic photos and illustrations, and a guide to doing further research. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Tells the story of the Pilgrims' first Thanksgiving.

Grandmother almost loses her secret recipe for cranberry bread to one of the guests she and Maggie invited for Thanksgiving dinner. Includes the secret recipe.

Arthur finds his role as director of the Thanksgiving play a difficult one, especially since no one will agree to play the turkey.

Two families--one that is perfect and one that is far from it--celebrate Thanksgiving in their own loving ways.

A big red dog starts out early Thanksgiving morning to spend the day with his mother, little suspecting the difficulties he will have in reaching her.

Describes how the colonists aboard the Mayflower founded New Plymouth and celebrated their first harvest with a feast of thanksgiving.

Friendship, a dog who has crossed the sea with the Pilgrims, describes the colony's first year in the New World, culminating in the first Thanksgiving feast.

When Squirrel collects all the nuts, the other animals think her greedy until they discover she needed them for a Thanksgiving surprise.