| 18th Century Clothing Contributor(s): Kalman, Bobbie (Author), Debiasi, Antoinette (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0865055122 ISBN-13: 9780865055124 Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $8.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1993 Annotation: Many Europeans sailed to the New World during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. They settled along the east coast of North America. Most of the colonist were from England, but settlers also arrived from France, Spain, Sweden, Germany, and Holland, bringing with them their different ways of dressing. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Science - General - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - Colonial & Revolutionary Periods - Juvenile Nonfiction | Clothing & Dress |
| Dewey: 391.009 |
| LCCN: 93030701 |
| Lexile Measure: 900 |
| Series: Historic Communities (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.21" H x 8.4" W x 10.75" (0.39 lbs) 32 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 15901 Reading Level: 5.8 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
| 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 settlersThe clothing of the eighteenth century was a colorful mix of fancy fashions from Europe and homemade threads created from wool, flax, and cotton. Young readers will also learn about the dangerous makeup worn by women and the undergarments that made it hard for them to breathe. Children will be fascinated by such accessories as: -- wigs and corkballs-- stomachers and fans-- buckles, stays, and farthingales-- pattens and clogs |