Presented are stories to help celebrate the American heritage. Stories include Giving Thanks; Hiawatha; Pilgrims of Plimoth; and Lincoln & Douglass: An American Friendship. Bonus features include the popular read-along function, and an interview with "Lincoln and Douglass" author Nikki Giovanni.

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Giving thanks / written by Chief Jake Swamp ; illustrated by Erwin Printup, Jr. -- Hiawatha / by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ; illustrated by Susan Jeffers -- The Pilgrims of Plimoth / written and illustrated by Marcia Sewall -- Lincoln & Douglass : an American friendship / by Nikki Giovanni ; illustrated by Bryan Collier.