Download or read book A Pioneer Sampler written by Barbara Greenwood and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1998 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Robertsons are a pioneer family living on a backwoods farm in 1840. After a hard winter, welcome signs of spring also mean new chores: making maple syrup, planting crops, and shearing sheep. Weaving together fiction and fact, Barbara Greenwood tells stories about the Robertsons as she describes the daily tasks of pioneer cooking, slaughtering hogs, and operating a grist mill. Readers follow the Robertsons through the year learning what it was like-to attend school, make butter, or tell time by the sun-by participating in many of the activities. A Pioneer Sampler is an informative and engaging introduction to the world of the pioneers. Book jacket.
Download or read book Pioneer Sampler written by Eleanor Burns and published by Quilt in a Day.. This book was released on 1993 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Share a sense of adventure, as we travel through the historic moments that helped shape this great nation from Kentucky to San Francisco, in the 12 blocks of the Pioneer Sampler .
Download or read book A Pioneer Story written by Barbara Greenwood and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Daily life 1840's Pioneers, Canada.
Download or read book Pioneer Girl written by and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2009-09-01 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the early childhood and life of Grace Snyder, whose family owned a Nebraska homestead in the late nineteenth century and endured the hardships and dangers of the prairie.
Download or read book A Pioneer Thanksgiving written by Barbara Greenwood and published by Kids Can Press Ltd. This book was released on 1999-09 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follow the Robertson family as they prepare for a Thanksgiving dinner to celebrate the harvest in the fall of 1841.
Download or read book A Pioneer Christmas written by Barbara Greenwood and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join the Robertson family as they prepare to celebrate Christmas in the winter of 1841.
Download or read book A Texas Sampler written by Lisa Waller Rogers and published by Texas Tech University Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a tribute to the remarkable people who settled Texas. See the past through the eyes of a German farmwife, a slave, a Comanche chief and others.
Download or read book The Prairie Primer written by Margie Gray and published by . This book was released on 1993-06 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Factory Girl written by Barbara Greenwood and published by Kids Can Press. This book was released on 2007-02-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the dingy, overcrowded Acme Garment Factory, Emily Watson stands for eleven hours a day clipping threads from blouses. Every time the boss passes, he shouts at her to snip faster. But if Emily snips too fast, she could ruin the garment and be docked pay. If she works too slowly, she will be fired. She desperately needs this job. Without the four dollars a week it brings, her family will starve. When a reporter arrives, determined to expose the terrible conditions in the factory, Emily finds herself caught between the desperate immigrant girls with whom she works and the hope of change. Then tragedy strikes, and Emily must decide where her loyalties lie. Emily's fictional experiences are interwoven with non-fiction sections describing family life in a slum, the fight to improve social conditions, the plight of working children then and now, and much more. Rarely seen archival photos accompany this story of the past as only Barbara Greenwood can tell it.
Download or read book Rachel s Journal written by Marissa Moss and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2001 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In her journal, Rachel chronicles her family's adventures traveling by covered wagon on the Oregon Trail in 1850.
Download or read book The Little Pioneer written by Adam Hancher and published by Doubleday Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2018-01-02 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perfect for fans of Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House books, this picture book about one little girl's journey westward is engaging and appropriate for younger readers. Children of all ages will be captivated by one brave girl's adventures come to life as she relates the challenges, excitement, and dangers of the American frontier. Filled with drama and gorgeous, evocative illustrations, this first-person tale is a testament to the determination, solidarity, and courage of the early pioneers, each chasing their own American Dream. "a powerful message about hope and resilience . . . A spectacular visual journey through time, great for read-alouds."—School Library Journal
Download or read book Schoolgirl Sampler written by Kathleen Tracy and published by Martingale. This book was released on 2020-10-01 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designer Kathleen Tracy is back with more delightful little quilts! This time she's gathered a treasury of 4" blocks reminiscent of those sewn by schoolgirls during the nineteenth century. Make all 72 timeless blocks and combine them in a sampler quilt or select a few favorites to use in any of six other charming quilts. Quick to stitch and perfect for reproduction-fabric scraps, the blocks are easy to make and you can complete several in one sitting or complete a small quilt in a weekend. Kathy includes plenty of tips for sewing small blocks, and her simple cutting instructions and clear piecing diagrams will help you succeed as you stitch each pint-sized treat.
Download or read book Pioneer Crafts written by Barbara Greenwood and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides instructions for creating seventeen traditional crafts ranging from basket weaving and candle making to quilting and soap making, and discusses each craft's importance to frontier families.
Download or read book The Prairie Girl s Guide to Life written by Jennifer Worick and published by Taunton. This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teaches the skills of pioneer crafts such as braiding hair, panning for gold, laying a fire, spinning yarn, milking a cow, predicting the weather, making a night cream, braiding a rug, and making rock candy.
Download or read book A Pioneer Christmas Collection written by Kathleen Fuller and published by Barbour Books. This book was released on 2015-09 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Readers will treasure this unique collection of nine stories, celebrating Christmas romance and the pioneer spirit as penned by nine distinct authors.
Download or read book Pioneer Days written by David C. King and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses pioneer life and presents related projects and activities
Download or read book Pioneer Cat written by William H. Hooks and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 1988 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a young pioneer girl smuggles a cat aboard the wagon train taking her family from Missouri to Oregon, it turns out to be the best thing she could have done.
