Yesterday, Somerville's annual Thanksgiving Day Parade once again marched down Front Street. Though the temperature dipped to \( 35^{\circ} \) F, the bundled-up crowd cheered all along the 1.5 -mile route. This year's parade included twelve floats, five marching bands, and twenty-three other group entries. One new entry this year was the pet parade. Dozens of pet owners marched with their dogs or other animals. Many pets were dressed in Thanksgiving or winter-themed costumes. Six-year-old Noreen Kramer declared the pet parade "the best part." The parade also honored some sixty-year-old traditions. It started with the giant turkey float and finished with acrobats dressed as sparkling snowflakes! Which author's purpose is suggested by the text? to persuade readers to join the pet parade in Somerville next year to inform readers about this year's Thanksgiving parade in Somerville to explain the correct order of events in Somerville's Thanksgiving parade thead the ther