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A Colonial Town: Williamsburg Rev Edition
Contributor(s): Kalman, Bobbie (Author), Debiasi, Antoinette (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0865055092     ISBN-13: 9780865055094
Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company
OUR PRICE:   $8.96  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: October 1992
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Annotation: 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

A Colonial Town: Williamsburg brings 18th century Williamsburg, Virginia to life for young readers. At a time when Virginia was a colony of England, children will witness its founding and restoration, travel down the cobblestone streets, and guess which shop signs represent which shopkeeper.

Buildings explored include:
-- the Governor's Palace
-- the church
-- the school
-- the Public Gaol
-- the apothecary
-- the post mill

Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - Colonial & Revolutionary Periods
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Lifestyles - City & Town Life
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Health & Daily Living - General
Dewey: 975.542
LCCN: 93030204
Lexile Measure: 850
Series: Historic Communities (Paperback)
Physical Information: 0.1" H x 8.27" W x 10.86" (0.30 lbs) 32 pages
Themes:
- Theometrics - Secular
- Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic
- Cultural Region - New England
- Geographic Orientation - Virginia
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 15908
Reading Level: 6.2   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 0.5
 
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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 settlersA Colonial Town: Williamsburg brings 18th century Williamsburg, Virginia to life for young readers. At a time when Virginia was a colony of England, children will witness its founding and restoration, travel down the cobblestone streets, and guess which shop signs represent which shopkeeper.Buildings explored include: -- the Governor's Palace-- the church-- the school-- the Public Gaol-- the apothecary-- the post mill