New Releases by Lucille Recht Penner

By Lucille Recht Penner author of The Colonial Cookbook* Who invented Thanksgiving? Was it the Pilgrims, those few doezen astonishing people who fought hardship and disease-who survived fear and loneliness-to plant the seeds of America? Their "first Thanksgiving" (for which the Indians supplied the deer meat) is certainly the most famous in history. But Thanksgiving is far older than that. In England, where the Pilgrims came from, English farmers had been celebrating Harvest Home for many hundreds of years. Thanksgiving was celebrated by the Greeks and Romans, and by the Ancient Hebrews. In China, Thanksgiving was celebrated as the birthday of the moon. The Thanksgiving Book tells the story of these and other unusual Thanksgiving celebrations spanning the centuries and circling the Globe. It tells about the delicious foods of the holiday, their interesting origins, and how to cook them. Recipes range from traditional favorites to unusual easy-to-make dishes like Popcorn Cake Mennonite, West African Yam Soup, Cranberry Ice Cream, and Molasses Pie Neversink. Brimming with beautiful prints and woodcuts, this is another exhaustively researched, delightfully written collection of history, facts, and folklore by the author of the Colonial Cookbook and The Honey Book. From Hawaii to India, from Ghana to Poland and Japan, The Thanksgiving Book evokes not only the fascinating superstitions and rituals: the fun and games and feasting; but also the joyous and reverent spirit of Thanksgivings everywhere.

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Relates myths about dragons from different countries, including where they live, what they eat, and how they look, as well as how the myths may have developed.