Molly's pilgrim / by Barbara Cohen ; illustrated by Daniel Mark Duffy.
Material type:
TextPublication details: New York : Lothrop Lee & Shepard Books, c1998.Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 26 cmISBN: - 0688162797 (hardcover)
- 0688162800 (pbk.)
- [E] 21
- PZ7.C6595 Mo 1998
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Materials specified | Vol info | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's Picturebook | Children’s Holiday | Cohen, Barbara | Thanksgiving | Available | 33111002900328 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A modern Thanksgiving classic about an immigrant girl who comes to identify with the story of the Pilgrims, as she seeks religious freedom and a home in a new land.
As Molly nears her first Thanksgiving in the New World, she doesn't find much to be thankful for. Her classmates giggle at her Yiddish accent and make fun of her unfamiliarity with American ways.
Molly's embarrassed when her mother helps with a class Thanksgiving project by making a little doll that looks more like a Russian refugee than a New England Pilgrim. But the tiny modern-day pilgrim just might help Molly to find a place for herself in America.
The touching story tells how recent immigrant Molly leads her third-grade class to discover that it takes all kinds of pilgrims to make a Thanksgiving. Originally published in 1983, Molly's Pilgrim inspired the 1986 Academy Award-winning live-action short film.
Told to make a Pilgrim doll for the Thanksgiving display at school, Molly is embarassed when her mother tries to help her out by creating a doll dressed as she herself was dressed before leaving Russia to seek religious freedom.