Thanksgiving
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(25 Titles)
| 02481 | Arthur Celebrates the Holidays | 40 min. | 1985 | KP |
| Includes five titles based on the books by Marc Brown. These stories are: "Arthur's Halloween," "Arthur's Thanksgiving," "Arthur's Christmas," "Arthur's Valentine" and "Arthur's April Fool." | ||||
| 07708 | Brush | 30 min. | 1988 | P |
| Can inanimate objects come to life? In BRUSH by Pere Calders, illustrated by Carme Sole Vendrell a brush becomes a warm replacement for a lost dog. All may not be what it seems LeVar takes a look at the 3-D animation and visits the Macy's warehouse where the famous Thanksgiving Day parade balloons and floats come to life. | ||||
| 09653 | Charlie Brown Thanksgiving | 25 min. | 1992 | KPI |
| When Peppermint Patty invites herself and the entire Peanuts tribe over to his house for Thanksgiving dinner, Charlie Brown doesn't think he has much to be thankful for. He just can't tell Peppermint Patty that he already had plans to spend the holidays at his grandmother's house. Trouble follows along with the solution. | ||||
| 11689 | Disney's Wonderful World of Winter | 10 min. | 1984 | KP |
| This animated program explores the origins and customs of three winter holidays: Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's. Host snowman Stanley Slush explains the holidays to Goofy as other Disney characters experience these important events. | ||||
| 09757 | Fall Brings Changes | 12 min. | 1991 | PI |
| Welcome to the new musical version of the best loved program about fall, with a song that itches to be sung, spectacular fall colors, and some of the happiest holidays of the year, not to mention hibernating bears, scattering seeds, gusty winds, and children having a grand time at play! | ||||
| 05501 | Farms in the Fall | 9 min. | 1976 | PI |
| Fall is the season of color as leaves turn red and gold. It is also the season to harvest many food crops and store them for winter use. The fields of corn and soybeans have ripened. Families gather at the Thanksgiving table to express their gratitude for a good harvest. | ||||
| 09921 | First Thanksgiving | 20 min. | 1991 | KP |
| Filmed at Plymouth Plantation in Massachusetts, this dramatization of the first Thanksgiving recreates the life of the pilgrims during their first year in America. Over 200 years later, President Abraham Lincoln declared a national day of Thanksgiving in November. | ||||
| 11739 | Generosity: Mr. Rabbit's Thanksgiving | 30 min. | 1996 | KPI |
| The characters learn the true spirit of generosity in the following stories: "Rocking Horse Lang" (English), about a boy who learns the value of bringing joy to another; "Old Mr. Rabbit's Thanksgiving Dinner" (English), where a rabbit's bounty gives wonderful meaning to the holiday; "The Gift of the Magi" (American); and "Count That Day Lost." | ||||
| 11490 | Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message | 30 min. | 1997 | KP |
| Written by Chief Jake Swamp and illustrated by Erwin Printup, Jr., this book celebrates the beauty, bounty and resources of the earth. The Native American belief that the natural world is a precious and rare gift leads the viewer to a family harvesting cranberries and to city kids planting trees in their neighborhood, reinforcing the message of responsibility that we all share in caring for our environment. | ||||
| 12035 | Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message | 7 min. | 1995 | KPI |
| Known as the Thanksgiving Address, this Native American good morning message is based on the belief that the natural world is a rare and precious gift?from the moon and stars to the tiniest blade of grass. Chief Swamp's inspirational narration in English and the Mohawk language is presented along with Erwin Printup Jr.'s majestic landscapes. | ||||
| 11399 | Let's Create for Thanksgiving | 60 min. | 1995 | PI |
| Take an artistic look at this American holiday. Children will love creating art projects that are fun and also informative about our heritage. This tape comes complete with artistic preparations for turkey and all the trimmings. | ||||
| 13198 | Miss Nelson Has a Field Day | 13 min. | 1999 | KP |
| Everyone is down in the dumps at Horace B. Smedley School until the arrival of the notorious Viola Swamp. She takes it upon herself to whip the football team into shape for the big Thanksgiving game. Animated. | ||||
| 09525 | Mouse on the Mayflower | 52 min. | 1989 | PIJ |
| A mouse named "Willum" relates his version of the pilgrims' voyage to America and their first year in the New World. Tuneful songs enrich this tale, narrated and sung by Ernie Ford, and featuring the voice of Eddie Albert as Captain Miles Standish. They set work building the new colony and surviving the hardships of a snowy winter. Concludes with the first Thanksgiving. Rankin-Bass Animation | ||||
| 12211 | Plymouth Plantation | 25 min. | 1998 | PI |
| Journey back to Plymouth Plantation to see life as it was lived by the Pilgrims who settled there in 1620. Shot on location at the historic recreation in Plymouth, MA, peer hosts interview "Pilgrims" going about their daily lives. Viewers experience what life was actually like, so they can compare life in early America with life today. | ||||
| 12472 | Plymouth Plantation | 23 min. | 1998 | IJ |
| A brother and sister blast back in time to the original Plymouth Plantation of 1620. Follow along as they learn about daily life and culture, the role of Pilgrim men and women, the voyage of the Mayflower, and more. They begin to understand that thanksgiving for the Pilgrims was a daily practice, not just a feast held once a year. | ||||
| 02836 | Thanksgiving | 15 min. | 1977 | P |
| This program teaches students about the celebration of Thanksgiving, how and why it is special. | ||||
| 07096 | Thanksgiving | 10 min. | 1988 | PI |
| The tape explores the historical history of the holiday "Thanksgiving." Many questions are answered for the students. | ||||
| 10120 | Thanksgiving | 10 min. | 1992 | KPI |
| The story of the Mayflower's passage is told along with the Pilgrim's first year in the New World. Facts are given about various harvest festivals and shown is an accurate re-enactment of the harvest festival celebrated by the Pilgrims in 1621. Games that Pilgrim and Indian children may have played are depicted and easy-to-make Thanksgiving foods are included. A teacher's guide accompanies this video. | ||||
| 11092 | Thanksgiving | 25 min. | 1994 | KP |
| In this video about the traditional American harvest holiday, visit Plymouth Plantation and discover how and why the first Thanksgiving meal came to be. Nanticoke tribe dancers recreate the sense of excitement and wonder the Pilgrims must have felt upon first meeting the Native Americans. Children learn an Abnaki tribe myth on the origin of corn that teaches about sharing resources. | ||||
| 12895 | Thanksgiving Day | 15 min. | 1997 | PI |
| Discover how the first Thanksgiving was celebrated; observe Hispanic, Asian-American, African-American and Anglo-American family celebrations, and visit a homeless shelter. | ||||
| 11719 | The Holidays of Fall | 16 min. | 1996 | PIJ |
| A multicultural video that acquaints children with the origins, traditions and activities associated with Columbus Day, Halloween, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving and more. | ||||
| 12135 | The Mayflower Voyages | 27 min. | 1988 | KPI |
| Charlie Brown and the gang set sail with the Pilgrims to reach America, witness the signing of the Mayflower Compact, and celebrate the first Thanksgiving. | ||||
| 01354 | Two Thanksgiving Gentlemen | 15 min. | 1978 | JS |
| The story of a special Thanksgiving Day feast given each year by an old man tied to tradition for a seemingly less fortunate man, the conclusion provides an unexpected twist. | ||||
| 08650 | Uncle Sam Magoo | 53 min. | 1970 | P |
| The story of our country from the landing of the Pilgrims to the landing on the moon. Relive the Pilgrim's first Thanksgiving, march with Davy Crockett and listen to America's golden legends. The voice of Jim Backus is heard on this animated video. | ||||
| 11843 | William Bradford: The First Thanksgiving | 26 min. | 1992 | KPI |
| William Bradford fled with the Pilgrims to the new world to find religious freedom. As a peacemaker, he befriended the Native Americans who taught the struggling Pilgrims how to survive. After their first critical harvest, he set aside time for the Pilgrims and Native Americans to feast together and express their thanks?the first Thanksgiving. Comes with a resource/activity book that can be duplicated. Animated. | ||||