A Pioneer Sampler: The Daily Life of a Pioneer Family in 1840
(From Amazon): In an unusual blend of fiction and nonfiction, A Pioneer Sampler chronicles one year in the lives of the Robinson family. Illustrated historical notes enlarge on the social history and describe activities related to the stories, from churning butter to predicting the weather. Young readers are invited to try their hand at these tasks to experience a bit of pioneer life.
Additional Details
- Resource Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 9780395883938
- Print Status
- In Print
- Contents
- 20
- Pages
- 240
- Publisher
- Sandpiper
- Copyright
- 1998
Contents
- 1 The Robertsons
- 2 Signs of Spring
- 3 Maple-Sugaring
- 4 School Days
- 5 Baby Animals
- 6 Finding a Honey Tree
- 7 Granny's Story
- 8 Milking
- 9 Sheep-Shearing
- 10 The Peddler's Visit
- 11 Fishing
- 12 Harvesting the Crops
- 13 A Visit to the General Store
- 14 Building the New House
- 15 The Cornhusking Bee
- 16 Shadow Stories
- 17 Lost in the Woods
- 18 Moving Day
- 19 Christmas Visiting
- 20 Hogmanay
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