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| Blacksmith, The |
Bobby Kalman |
$10.95
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Crabtree Publications
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2002
This book introduces the tools, activities, and importance of the blacksmith in colonial communities. The author presents the life, work and tools of a colonial blacksmith in an easy-to-read manner. This is almost as good as a visit to a living history museum, and would also make excellent preparation for a family or class trip! The information is presented in logical sequences and illustrated with beautiful paintings and photographs, so that readers can see the importance of the blacksmith trade in colonial society, and how it touched everyone's lives back then. The blacksmith made life easier in the kitchen, the home, the farm, working with animals, etc. This is an accurate history made accessible for students. |
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| Classroom Games |
Bobbie Kalman & Heather Levigne |
9.95
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Crabtree Publications
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32 pages, paperback 2001.
This book describes the fun and creative activities that teachers employed to grab the attention of their students in pioneer days. Explore games that made learning fun involving spelling, arithmetic, science, geography, history, art, drama, reciting, and creative writing.
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| General Store |
Bobbie Kalman |
9.95
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Crabtree Publications
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32 pages, paperback 1997.
This book describes the appearance, contents, workings, and role of these businesses in the community. The full-color photos depict contemporary people performing tasks in re-created general stores on historical sites, e.g., Old Sturbridge Village. The text is full of fascinating details, such as the fact that people often took things home in barrels or cloth sacks because paper bags and cardboard boxes had not yet been invented. |
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| Gristmill, The |
Bobbie Kalman |
9.99
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Crabtree Publications
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1991
If you operate a mill which demonstrates the milling procedure to young [school age] visitors, or if you have youngsters in your family, this book is recommended as a means of telling the grist mill story in a non-technical manner to those who are not yet ready to absorb the complicated workings of a mill. Find out how the miller produced flour and why communities developed in areas where gristmills had been built. |
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| In the Barn |
Bobbie Kalman |
9.95
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Crabtree Publications
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32 pages, paperback 1997.
A complete guide and history of barns describing types of barns, their uses and tools and gadgets. This book shows how the barn was the center of activity on a busy settler farm. All the seasonal activities, from birthing to harvest to winter storage, are explored including the work and fun of a barn-raising bee. |
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| Magic at the Museum |
Jane Heinrichs |
20.00
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Wide Horizons Ink
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30 pages, hardcover.
It is Anne’s birthday... Her mother takes her to a museum and gives her a necklace. Anne does not want to look at the paintings in the quiet gallery; she wants her cake. She falls asleep and encounters the best birthday party of all. |
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| Old Time Toys |
Bobbie Kalman & David Schimploy |
9.95
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Crabtree Publications
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32 pages, paperback 1995.
Like the popular Victorian kaleidoscope, this book is a kind of fanciful mirror; it reflects the social context of the era by providing a colorful glimpse of people at play. Featuring photos from leading toy museums around the country, Old Time Toys takes young readers back to the rough and tumble days of the 1800's when toys were homemade, often crudely, yet with great craftsmanship. |
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| One Room School, A |
Bobbie Kalman |
$9.95
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Crabtree Publications
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32 pages, paperback 1994.
This book describes the physical plan, supplies, routines, and rules of schools from an unspecified historic period of rural American history. In the middle of the facts, a two-page story of "John's" trip to school and another about "Amanda" being locked in the building are included as if part of the same exposition. |
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| Slipper Tree, The |
Carol D. Loewen |
19.99
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Friesens Corporation
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35 pages, hardcover 2008.
This charming children's story is about a lively apple tree who digs up a pair of worn slippers. She introduces herself as the slipper tree and goes on a moonlight adventure. The original paintings are done in gentle watercolour. Written & Illustrated by Carol D. Loewen. Interest level: ages 6-10, reading level: Grade 4-5. |
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| Toots in Town |
Mildred Beach |
7.98
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self-published
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25 pages, paperback.
A story of a young girl’s move from the country to a new town. |
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| Travel in the Early Days |
Bobbie Kalman & Kate Calder |
9.95
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Crabtree Publications
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32 pages, paperback 2002.
With few roads and bridges, the early settlers had to find creative ways of getting around. This attractive book describes travel long ago on water and during the winter, in wagons and coaches, as well as the coming of more modern transportation such as steamboats, trains, and early automobiles. |
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