If You Lived in Williamsburg in Colonial Days

by Barbara Brenner

Book Overview

Before the famous American Revolution, the United States only existed as thirteen colonies. They were all in the Eastern part of the country and all of them were still ruled by England. The colony of Williamsburg, Virginia became one of the most prosperous of these thirteen colonies due to it's mild southern weather and rich soil.
This book depicts a slice of life during the early 1770's. With a simple question and answer format, readers can...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0590929224
• ISBN13: 9780590929226
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.9" x 7.3"
• Age Range: 7 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 5

Customer Reviews

Williamsburg

I bought this book for my 7 year old granddaughter who is interested in history, but I enjoyed reading it myself!

Very well done!

Presented in a lively question and answer fashion, this volume satisfies curiosities that both children and adults frequently have about life in the colonial capital of Virginia. Family, work, food, government, fashion, and more are all presented in an easily understandable and fascinating manner. Well done!

Great for Intercultural Communication in ESL

I'm teaching Early American History to Japanese adults who have an "elementary" level of English and virtually no experience in studying American history. The "If You Lived in ....." books targeted for US elementary school children is ideal for college students in Japan. Just the title causes discussion. eg. Why do you spell Willimasburg with ..burg but then spell Pittsburgh with "h"?

One of my favorite books growing up...

One of my favorite books growing up was a companion book in this series, called If You Lived in Colonial Times. The illustrations in all of these books is the best! Detailed drawings show what clothes the adults and kids would be wearing. Each page answers a different question like, "What happened when a child misbehaves?" Kids can learn a lot from these books. I plan to collect all of them for my children.

Women and girls in Colonial America

This book tells what it would be like if you lived in Colonial Williamsburg. Some pages even have little rhymes that go with the topics. This poem is about what women and girls wore: "Little Polly Flinders Sat among the cinders Warming her pretty little toes. Her mother came and caught her And whipped her little daughter, For spoiling her nice new clothes."I recommend that you read it because it's a really interesting book and it tells about really interesting topics. I really enjoyed it.Sarah in Nebraska