| Pioneer Dictionary Contributor(s): Kalman, Bobbie (Author), Lewis, Jane (Author) |
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ISBN: 0865054207 ISBN-13: 9780865054202 Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $8.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1999 Annotation: From apothecaries to zithers, this picture dictionary shows how North American pioneers lived. Several entries for each letter give children an interesting overview of pioneer life and times in this beautiful and useful dictionary. Full-color, 32 pgs, 8 1/2 x 10 3/4. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Reference - Dictionaries - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - 19th Century - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Science - Sociology |
| Dewey: 973.03 |
| LCCN: 99-038619 |
| Series: Historic Communities (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.18" H x 8.35" W x 10.74" (0.38 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Secular |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Bobbie Kalman's acclaimed Historic Communities Series provides a close-up view of how people lived more than two hundred years ago. Colorful photos, many taken by Bobbie Kalman herself at restored historic villages across the country, help support the fascinating information. Children will have fun learning about: -- early homes and the settler community -- what people wore and the crafts they made -- how settlers made their living -- how they spent their leisure time -- the values, customs, and traditions of the early settlers This beautiful and usefl book is a fascinating picture dictionary of the early pioneers' way of life and the often curious items they used. Each letter features a number of entries to give children a broad overview of pioneer life. Includes such items as: |