| Homes of the West Contributor(s): Kalman, Bobbie (Author) |
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ISBN: 0778701069 ISBN-13: 9780778701064 Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $8.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1999 Annotation: Bobbie Kalman, author of the acclaimed Historic Communities and Early Settler Life series, explores the action and adventure that made the West famous. In the latter part of the 19th century, more than half a million pioneers headed west to carve out a future on an unknown frontier. Some were drawn by the offer of cheap land and the promise of religious freedom while others had high hopes of finding gold. Thrilling, authentic photos and full-color illustrations recreate what life was really like for these cowboys, adventurers, and immigrants in this rough-and-ready era in our history. Settlers built their homes using whatever materials they found in nature -- logs, grass, sod, or adobe. Homes of the West describes in detail such early western-style homes as the soddy, the dugout, the log cabin, and adobe homes as well as Native American dwellings, tipis, longhouses, and pueblos. Children will read about: |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Science - Customs, Traditions, Anthropology - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - 19th Century - Juvenile Nonfiction | House & Home |
| Dewey: 978 |
| LCCN: 98-37626 |
| Lexile Measure: 860 |
| Series: Life in the Old West |
| Physical Information: 0.15" H x 7.3" W x 10.7" (0.38 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Secular - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - Western U.S. |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 29866 Reading Level: 5.2 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Bobbie Kalman, author of the acclaimed Historic Communities and Early Settler Life series, explores the action and adventure that made the West famous. In the latter part of the 19th century, more than half a million pioneers headed west to carve out a future on an unknown frontier. Some were drawn by the offer of cheap land and the promise of religious freedom while others had high hopes of finding gold. Thrilling, authentic photos and full-color illustrations recreate what life was really like for these cowboys, adventurers, and immigrants in this rough-and-ready era in our history. Settlers built their homes using whatever materials they found in nature -- logs, grass, sod, or adobe. Homes of the West describes in detail such early western-style homes as the soddy, the dugout, the log cabin, and adobe homes as well as Native American dwellings, tipis, longhouses, and pueblos. Children will read about: -- building a log home step by step -- different furnishings for log houses and frame houses -- the buildings on a ranch -- the dangers from snakes, tarantulas, scorpions, and fire |