Author: Bobbie Kalman
Publisher: Crabtree, Aug 2008
Binding: Softcover
ISBN: 0-7787-3524-9
Synopsis
Illustrates life in the early 1900s. Shows different homes, from the first dirt-floor house to the fancy Victorian-era home. A visual map of a pioneer community gives the young reader a quick overview of the buildings it contains. Other topics include early transportation, craftspeople & their tools, clothing styles, farm life. 130 Color photos & illus; 8.5x11 inches, 32 pgs.
More Information
Similar in themes to A Colonial Community, this book illustrates a different kind of life in the early 1900s. A Pioneer Community shows different homes, from the first dirt-floor house to the fancy Victorian-era home. A visual map of a pioneer community gives the young reader a quick overview of the buildings it contains. Other topics include
o early transportation
o craftspeople and their tools
o clothing styles
o farm life
Crabtree Visual Dictionaries
This appealing new series is designed to introduce children to historic communities in a visual way. Each two-page spread covers such topics as hoes, clothing, transportation, and tools and features several historic illustrations and photographs with labels and captions. Children will be amazed by the ingenuity of people long ago!