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The history of the feast!  After their first harvest in 1621, the Pilgrims at Plymouth shared a three-day feast with their Native American neighbors. Of course, the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag didn’t know it at the time, but they were making history, celebrating what would become a national holiday.

A young reader’s history of the famous document that set America on the course to freedom Many kids have heard of the Declaration of Independence, but few know the story behind the people and events that helped forge it. They may know about Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin, but do they...

A colorfully illustrated, pocket-size picture book biography of civil rights activist Rosa Parks. Rosa Parks, often referred to as both "the first lady of civil rights" and the mother of the freedom movement, was an American civil rights activist who started a movement when she refused...

Take your slow cooker out of the pantry and put away the stress of holiday cooking and baking this year. "You absolutely can make holiday meals with ease and with pleasure!" says slow cooker champion Phyllis Good. Here are 600 slow cooker recipes-plus 50 delicious go-alongs (sides, salads, and beverages)-that...

The newest addition to the New York Times bestselling Fix-It and Forget-It series! The beloved Fix-It and Forget-It series has sold nearly 11 million copies, giving home cooks around the world exactly what they crave-recipes for delicious, satisfying meals that anyone can make with simple ingredients...

Bring the pressure cooker back into the kitchen and learn to make delicious, nutritious family meals in half the time! No longer is the pressure cooker a relic of your grandmother’s kitchen. Today, this powerful pot has become one of the most essential cooking tools in America. In this hectic,...

Host of Cooking Channel's Kelsey's Essentials and fan favorite on season four of The Next Food Network Star, Kelsey Nixon shares the essential recipes, techniques, and tools that new home cooks need in their back pocket. A young food star and new mom, Kelsey is an invaluable friend in the kitchen...

Here are the best-loved slow cooker recipes all in one place. These are the champs. These are the ones that surprise you-because you didn’t realize you were cooking when you made them. Because everyone at the table wants more! You can cook with these easy-to-follow, quick-to-prepare taste-stunners....

“In 1960 my father got into a rowboat from Havana, Cuba and rowed 90 miles to the United States to start his new life.  By the time I got into seventh grade, I was telling my friends that my father saved all of his family, all of his friends, piled everyone into that boat and rowed everybody over...

One of the most popular series ever published for young Americans, these classics have been praised alike by parents, teachers, and librarians. With these lively, inspiring, fictionalized biographies -- easily read by children of eight and up -- today's youngster is swept right into history.

"When Louis was home in Queens, neighborhood kids would gather around as he brought them into jazz. His music still vibrantly lives around the world, and his spirit of humaneness lives in Travels with Louis by Mick Carlon, teacher of jazz to the young of all ages."-Nat Hentoff "Thanks...

Another powerful story in the Logan Family Saga and companion to Mildred D. Taylor's Newbery Award-winning Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. **A drive South becomes dangerous for ‘lois and her family. ** 'Lois and Wilma are proud of their father's brand-new gold Cadillac, and excited...

Paleo Diet For Beginners: 36 Delicious Recipes with 7 Day Paleo Diet Plan Is for ANYONE Serious About THRIVING on the Paleo Diet - For Life!-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------GRAB THIS BOOK FREE FOR...

Each Flash Points: Stand Up! eShort is a single chapter from the full Flash Points: Stand Up! title, packaged as a mini eBook. Flash Points: Stand Up! eShorts include Jackie Robinson, The Montgomery Bus Boycott, The Selma to Montgomery March, and Protest at the 1968 Olympics.