Crabtree Visual Dictionaries
2 primary works • 5 total works
Book 5
This illustrated dictionary introduces readers to early celebrations of Christmas in North America and around the world. Beautiful illustrations focus on Christmas customs and traditions in the Victorian era, especially those practiced by the early settlers in North America.
Book 5
This book is for ages 6 to 12 years. How did the plains nations benefit from the buffalo? How did they use other animals to make warm clothing for winter? This illustrated dictionary introduces the way of life of the early Native peoples who lived on the Great Plains. Themes include: homes, food, clothing, transportation, and hunting techniques.
From living on the ranch to life on the trail, this dictionary focuses on the life of cowboys. How was cowboy clothing practical for the work done by cowboys? How were western homes built? Which buildings were part of a ranch? This book also looks at topics associated with western settlers, boomtowns, and the gold rush.
This book is suitable for ages 6 to 12 years. This innovative series is designed to introduce historic communities in a thematic way. Each theme is featured in a two-page spread and covers such topics as homes, clothing, transportation, and tools. Each theme spread has a brief introduction and features several historic illustrations and photographs with labels and captions. These snapshot dictionaries can be used in the following ways: to identify objects associated with a historic period or community; to introduce words and aspects of history to young children; to build vocabulary and teach spelling; as a writing tool and an aid in putting together projects; as a teaching aid in Special Education; as a way to teach English as a Second Language; as an art resource for those who want to illustrate history; as a quick way to learn about a subject. Set includes: "Visual Dictionary of a Colonial Community"; "Visual Dictionary of the Native Communities"; "Visual Dictionary of the Old West"; and, "Visual Dictionary of a Pioneer Community".