Greenwood, Barbara
A pioneer sampler the daily life of a pioneer family in 1840 by Barbara Greenwood ; illustrated by Heather Collins. - 1st American ed. - Boston Houghton Mifflin Company 1995, 1994. - 240 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Originally published: A pioneer story : the daily life of a Canadian family in 1840. West Toronto : Kids Can Press, 1994. Includes index.
The Robertsons -- Signs of Spring -- Maple-Sugaring -- School Days -- Baby Animals -- Finding a Honey Tree -- Granny's Story -- Milking -- Sheep-Shearing -- The Peddler's Visit -- Fishing -- Harvesting the Crops -- A Visit to the General Store -- Building the New House -- The Cornhusking Bee -- Shadow Stories -- Lost in the Woods -- Moving Day -- Christmas Visiting -- Hogmanay.
Tells stories In an unusual blend of fiction and nonfiction, A Pioneer Sampler chronicles one year in the lives of the Robinson family. Illustrated historical notes enlarge on the social history and describe activities related to the stories, from churning butter to predicting the weather. Young readers are invited to try their hand at these tasks to experience a bit of pioneer life.and shows how chores were done.
900L
0395715407 9780395883938 9781442000209
94012829
Frontier and pioneer life--North America
Frontier and pioneer life--West (U.S.)
Frontier and pioneer life.
Manners and customs.
North America--Social life and customs
West (U.S.)--Social life and customs.
Canada--Social life and customs--19th century
North America.
j971.3 Gre 29
A pioneer sampler the daily life of a pioneer family in 1840 by Barbara Greenwood ; illustrated by Heather Collins. - 1st American ed. - Boston Houghton Mifflin Company 1995, 1994. - 240 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Originally published: A pioneer story : the daily life of a Canadian family in 1840. West Toronto : Kids Can Press, 1994. Includes index.
The Robertsons -- Signs of Spring -- Maple-Sugaring -- School Days -- Baby Animals -- Finding a Honey Tree -- Granny's Story -- Milking -- Sheep-Shearing -- The Peddler's Visit -- Fishing -- Harvesting the Crops -- A Visit to the General Store -- Building the New House -- The Cornhusking Bee -- Shadow Stories -- Lost in the Woods -- Moving Day -- Christmas Visiting -- Hogmanay.
Tells stories In an unusual blend of fiction and nonfiction, A Pioneer Sampler chronicles one year in the lives of the Robinson family. Illustrated historical notes enlarge on the social history and describe activities related to the stories, from churning butter to predicting the weather. Young readers are invited to try their hand at these tasks to experience a bit of pioneer life.and shows how chores were done.
900L
0395715407 9780395883938 9781442000209
94012829
Frontier and pioneer life--North America
Frontier and pioneer life--West (U.S.)
Frontier and pioneer life.
Manners and customs.
North America--Social life and customs
West (U.S.)--Social life and customs.
Canada--Social life and customs--19th century
North America.
j971.3 Gre 29