Life in a Colonial Town

by Sally Senzell Isaacs

Book Overview

The Picture the Past series looks at the many kinds of communities in America's past. Each book describes what made each community different and what children and adults did each day. Life in a Colonial Town In this book, visit one of the first towns in America. See how craftspeople made clothes, tools, and wagon wheels. Visit a house to find out how families found and made their food. Then use a recipe to cook a real American treat apple pancakes...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1575723123
• ISBN13: 9781575723129
• Release Date: July 2000
• Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.9" x 10.7"
• Age Range: 7 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 4

Customer Reviews

Picture the past as it really was!

What a wonderful book! Life in a Colinial Town (Picture the Past) takes young readers on a journey through life in the American colonies and beautifully illustrated it with artwork of the period and photographs of historical interpreters in authentic settings. Young historians will come away with a good understanding of the crafts of the day, houses and furniture, a day in the life of a slave and children at school work and play. There is wonderful information and pictures of clothing wigs, food, etc. Bonus: The book even gives a recipe for apple pancakes authentic to the period! Score!