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November Timely Topics

The November Kit arrives in libraries November 14-16 and will be in your library until December 1-3.

V5033 Amerindian Legacy I 29 min Phoenix 1992 A review of the influences and contributions of Native American culture today.	V5519 Hiawatha P 12 min 1995 Illustrator Susan Jeffers brings to life an excerpt from Longfellow’s classic poem, with a background of authentic Native American music.
V13079 English Come to America: Jamestown and Plymouth PI 20 min United 2000 Takes a look at the first English settlements in America at Jamestown and Plymouth. Find out who the colonists were, where they came from, why they came, how they crossed the ocean, and the things they did to create settlements in America.	D969 Plymouth Plantation PI 15 min 100 2001 Combines animation and live action to explore the history of Thanksgiving Day. Tells the story of the Mayflower's voyage to America and documents the Pilgrim's first year in the New World. Explains how the Wompanoag Indian tribe befriended these European settlers and portrays the first Thanksgiving, which was a celebration of a bountiful harvest.
V3165 Mouse on the Mayflower PI 46 min Lucerne 1990 In this colorful animated production a mouse named “Willum” relates his version of the Pilgrim’s voyage to America.	V4183 Molly’s Pilgrim PI 24 min 1985 The story of how a young Russian-Jewish immigrant wins the respect of her classmates who taunt her and make fun of her mannerisms.
V15705 Thank You, Sarah: The Woman Who Saved Thanksgiving PI 12 min Spoke 2003 Based on the picture book by Laurie Halse Anderson and illustrated by Matt Faulkner. We, the People of the United States...almost lost Thanksgiving! Thankfully, Sarah Hale appeared.	D1087 Thanksgiving P 15 min 100 2003 See the story of the Mayflower's passage and the Pilgrim's first year in the New World. Learn about the Wompanoag Indian tribe and a game they may have played during the first harvest celebration, Thanksgiving.
V6799 - New England Colonies: The Pilgrims and the Puritans IJ 20 Min. United Learning 1997 Searches out the roots of the Pilgrims and the Puritans and paints an accurate picture of the events that brought them to America.	The November Timely Topics Kit #302 will be in your library until December 1-3.

If you cannot find what you are looking for in the Timely Topics Kit, listed below are some additional resources that are available from the Media Library (order here) :

V12017 Don’t Eat Too Much Turkey P 8 min Spoken Arts 1989 Bossy Anna Maria writes a Thanksgiving play and insists on casting and directing it herself.	D2779 A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving PIJS 30 min CBS 1973 The Peanuts gang head to Charlie Brown's house for Thanksgiving dinner in this animated holiday special from creator Charles Schulz. When Peppermint Patty invites herself and her hungry pals over to his house for a big turkey party, Charlie Brown can't refuse hosting the impromptu party.
D1087 Thanksgiving P 15 min 100 2003 See the story of the Mayflower's passage and the Pilgrim's first year in the New World. Learn about the Wompanoag Indian tribe and a game they may have played during the first harvest celebration Thanksgiving. Learn many different ways that Americans celebrate this important day.	V10753 Thirteen Moons on a Turtle’s Back PIJ 18 min Spoken Arts 1999 Native American culture celebrates 13 moons of the year. Each moon has its own story, which represents the 13 sections on a turtle’s back. The poems are based on American Indian legends.
D1200 Stories for Thanksgiving PI 34 min Weston 2003 "Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message." Known as the Thanksgiving Address, this Native American good morning message is based on the belief that the natural world is a precious and rare gift. "The Pilgrims of Plimoth" deals with the arrival of the Pilgrims in the New World and is chronicled in this dramatic reenactment of their daily activities during those first trying years in the colony they called Plimoth.	V10932 Thanksgiving Shared: Native Americans and Pilgrims PI 17 min New Dimension 1998 This historical re-creation of the founding and first years of Plimouth Plantation was shot in authentic locations and buildings at Plimouth, MA. It also tells the story of the first Thanksgiving from a unique perspective which emphasizes the Native Americans' contribution of their own Autumn celebration to this national holiday and to the survival of the Plimouth Colony.
V13427 The Holidays of Fall PI 15 min Lucerne 1997 Irving Morris Bear asks friends to hide his tempting Thanksgiving food so he can't eat it before the feast begins. He learns there's more to Thanksgiving than just turkey and stuffing.	S21639 Slim Goodbody’s Daily Almanac Nov. 26 This Day in History. PI 5 min Slim 2009 1789: A day of thanksgiving was set aside by President George Washington.

The Winter Timely Topics Kit #303 arrives in your library November 3-5.

Last updated on 10/15/2009