This project can accompany Jonathan London's book, Giving Thanks. In the book, a father shares the way in which he gives thanks to the nature around him: the earth, the sky, frogs, crickets, fox, mushrooms, deer, quail, rabbit, and hawk. The illustrations are beautifully painted, and the descriptive language London uses inspires writers to recreate a similar tone in their own writing. Students can choose an element of nature for which they are thankful and write a poetic sentence using the sen