"America's REAL First Thanksgiving" is the first book in a new series. The story chronicles a little known fact
that St. Augustine, Florida, is the site of the REAL first Thanksgiving, 56 years before the Pilgrims!

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For upper elementary
to middle school students

Now available on Amazon.com

Print artwork for your students to color!

"America's REAL First Thanksgiving" featured in USA Today, November 21, 2007 Article

Reviews:

Gioia's book, geared to fourth grade through middle school, sets the scene for today's young explorers of history by presenting an overview of the world in the 1560s. . . Colorfully illustrated throughout, the pages of America's REAL First Thanksgiving take young readers on a comprehensive and fascinating historical journey, complete with Timeline, Glossary and References.
- St. Augustine Record

Robyn Gioia's story gives us a delightful view of the first Thanksgiving, celebrated in Florida by Spaniards and Timucuans more than a half century before the one in Plymouth. Perhaps, even more so than the later one, this event symbolized a new chapter in history, one well worth keeping in mind as we continue to ponder what it means to be an "American."
- Dr. John McGrath, Boston University, History Channel Commentator

Extremely earnest about bringing attention to this seldom-explored historical topic.
- School Library Journal

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