Thank you, Sarah , Anderson&Faulkner / Nonfiction

Title: Thank You, Sarah: The Woman Who Saved Thanksgiving
Author: Laurie Halse Anderson
Illustrator: Matt Faulkner

Genre: Nonfiction
Awards: Once Upon A World Children’s Book Award (2003)
Ages: 3rd+

Summary:
This picture story book follows the real historical person Sarah Hale, a woman editor, in her attempts to write congress and save Thanksgiving. It describes her contributions throughout history for four decades. This historically accurate tale honors, Sarah Hale, a woman who used her pen and paper to help shape history.

Illustrations:
Matt Faulker illustrates these historical figures and events with his unique style of artwork. Filling this book from cover to cover with detailed images of Sarah Hale's encounters with historical figures, events, and conflicts. He illustrates the country and characters all in historically accurate dress and design. 

In the classroom: 
I think students would enjoy reading this book about Sarah Hale. She is a highly unknown but essential part of our american history which students would be thrilled to learn about. This book gives alternative points of view about situations and events in our history. This would make a fantastic tool for social studies classrooms or used for context in any kind of lesson. Books like this allow students to have fun and enjoy learning about American history.