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Author
Language
English
Description
"In this newly revised edition of Colonial Life, young readers will meet the hardworking people of a colonial community, learn about the importance of family members, and discover the roles that religion and education played in people's lives more than two hundred years ago. They will also learn about: how people traveled from place to place; how adults and children; how a plantation was run, and the impact of the slave trade."--
Author
Language
English
Description
"In this newly revised edition, John and his sister Emily live with their family in a farming community. After rising at sun-up to do their chores on the farm and in the household, John and Emily's day begins with a long walk to the one-room school. A Child's Day also describes: reading and ciphering, "making their manners," the different expectations boys and girls had for their future, children's books, toys, and games"--
Author
Language
English
Description
"This newly revised edition describes how teachers in early schools often had limited supplies with which to teach the students. Classroom Games describes the fun and creative activities that teachers employed to teach students good behavior as well as the three R's. Explore games that made learning fun involving: spelling and creative writing; arithmetic; geography, history, and art; music; holidays; and scavenger hunts"--
Author
Language
English
Description
"This newly revised edition takes readers into a Colonial Home of the 1600s and 1700s. See inside the kitchen, the fireplace, the bedchamber and the barn. Learn why immigrants from England, France, and Spain were drawn to North America, and how plantations in the South grew and prospered through the slave trade."--
Author
Pub. Date
[1999]
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the reasons people migrated West, the routes they took, some of the difficulties faced by pioneers, the different ethnic and cultural backgrounds of the settlers, and the building of homes and towns.
11) In the barn
Author
Language
English
Description
"This newly revised edition of In the Barn uses full-color pictures to show how the barn was the center of activity on an early farm. Different kinds of barns are clearly detailed from the English and bank style barns in wooded areas to the sod barns of the western prairies. Featured topics include: the fun of a barn raising bee; the work of milking cows, winnowing grain, and mucking out stalls; a tools and gadgets section; and seasonal activities...
16) Early travel
Author
Pub. Date
1989.
Physical Desc
64 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Language
English
17) The blacksmith
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2002.
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
Introduces the tools, activities, and importance of the blacksmith in colonial communities.
18) The gristmill
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
"In this newly revised edition of The Gristmill, young readers will discover that people would travel from far and wide to visit the gristmill for the essential service of having their grain ground. Find out how the miller produced flour, the staple of life, as well as what jobs the miller did, what made the grinding stones turn, and how wheat becomes bread"--
19) Early Christmas
Author
Pub. Date
1981.
Physical Desc
63 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
20) The railroad
Author
Pub. Date
[1999]
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the development of the railroad in North America and its influence on the settling of the West during the nineteenth century.
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