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Reading Rainbow
Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Mess
This episode of the ""Reading Rainbow"" stresses the importance of "giving thanks." The book "Giving Thanks" narrated by Nicholson Earl Billey tells the story of a Native American family that gives thanks to mother earth of all it provides. Levar visits with a Native American family that honors the earth through it's pottery making. On a cranberry farm in Massachusetts we see how a family makes use of the earth, and kids in New York city celebrate nature by planting trees. Books used in this episode include "My First Green Book," A River Ran Wild," and "The Tremendous Tree Book."
 
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