Early Settler Life S.
15 total works
Describes the family life, music, worship services, picnics, holidays, courtship, weddings, and seasonal activities of early settlers.
Describes the daily lives of settler children and discusses punishments, grandparents, clothing, chores, orphans, child labor, school, and play.
Shows what early schoolhouses were like, describes what lessons children learned, and looks at their games, activities, pranks, and punishments.
Describes the life of early settlers, including the construction of a home, the clearing of land, folk medicine, candle making, quilting bees, weaving, and wedding parties.
Explains why the first settlers had to be self-sufficient, describes the important functions provided by a village, and looks at the craftspeople who would be found in a village.
Bobbie Kalman's Early Settler Life Series is an institution. This popular collection of books is used in schools and public libraries across the country. The hardships and the joys of the people who built this land are portrayed on every page of The Early Settler Life Series. Their experiences can enrich students' lives. By knowing who built this country, students can come to know and understand themselves and their heritage.
Briefly traces the development of Christmas traditions in America, and describes Christmas weddings, holiday preparations, Santa Claus, and Christmas trees.
Describes the health care of the settlers, looks at natural medicines, Indian remedies, nutrition, and common ailments, and discusses epidemics, hospitals, and the development of vaccinations.
A look at daily life in a nineteenth-century American city covers fire protection, street services, homes, slums, churches, entertainment, traffic, letter writing, servants, stores, parks and public health.
Looks at how early American settlers shot, caught, grew and prepared their food, describes maple sugaring, holiday meals, taffy pulls, and table manners, and offers a variety of old-fashioned recipes.
Shares settler's stories of heroism, orphans, runaways, blizzards, animals, children, and school.
Bobbie Kalman's Early Settler Life Series is an institution. This popular collection of books is used in schools and public libraries across the country. The hardships and the joys of the people who built this land are portrayed on every page of The Early Settler Life Series. Their experiences can enrich students' lives. By knowing who built this country, students can come to know and understand themselves and their heritage.
Describes how trading posts, general stores, and family businesses were run, explains the role of the storekeeper in the community, and looks at what goods were sold.
Bobbie Kalman's Early Settler Life Series is an institution. This popular collection of books is used in schools and public libraries across the country. The hardships and the joys of the people who built this land are portrayed on every page of The Early Settler Life Series. Their experiences can enrich students' lives. By knowing who built this country, students can come to know and understand themselves and their heritage.
Describes the daily lives of early settlers, explains how they cleared land, built homes, plowed fields, and planted and harvested crops, and looks at the hardships and pleasures of farm life.