| Heading West: Life with the Pioneers, 21 Activities Volume 31 Contributor(s): McCarthy, Pat (Author) |
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ISBN: 1556528094 ISBN-13: 9781556528095 Publisher: Chicago Review Press OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2009 Annotation: Tracing the vivid saga of Native American and pioneer men, women, and children, this guide covers the colonial beginnings of the westward expansion to the last of the homesteaders in the late 20th century. Dozens of firsthand accounts from journals and autobiographies of the era form a rich and detailed story that shows how life in the backwoods and on the prairie mirrors modern life in many ways--children attended school and had daily chores, parents worked hard to provide for their families, and communities gathered for church and social events. More than 20 activities are included in this engaging guide to life in the west, including learning to churn butter, making dip candles, tracking animals, playing Blind Man's Bluff, and creating a homestead diorama. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - General - Juvenile Nonfiction | Activity Books - General |
| Dewey: 978.02 |
| LCCN: 2009015851 |
| Series: For Kids |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 10.9" W x 8.4" (1.05 lbs) 144 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Western U.S. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Heading West traces the vivid saga of Native American and pioneer men, women, and children from the colonial beginnings of the westward expansion to the last of the homesteaders in late 20th century Alaska. In many respects, life in the backwoods and on the prairie was similar to modern life--children attended school and had daily chores, parents worked hard to provide for their families, and communities gathered for church and social events. But unlike today, pioneers lived against a backdrop of isolation, harsh weather, disease, and even plagues of locust. And for Native Americans, the westward expansion of settlers posed the most direct threat to their centuriesold cultures. But pioneer life was not all hardship. Settlers were able to build lives and communities, and experience a freedom brought on by new possibilities. Author Pat McCarthy has woven dozens of firsthand accounts from journals and autobiographies of the era to form a rich and detailed story. Readers will find more than 20 activities to help them better understand their pioneering ancestors. Children will churn butter, dip candles, track animals, play Blind Man's Bluff, create a homestead diorama, and more. And before they finish, readers won't have just headed west, but back in time as well. |