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A Pioneer Sampler: The Daily Life of a Pioneer Family in 1840
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About A Pioneer Sampler: The Daily Life Of A Pioneer
Product Description 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. From Publishers Weekly Slaughtering hogs, making butter and telling time by the sun are all chronicled in the life of a pioneer family. PW said in a starred review: "As a resource, it's a must-have for anyone with even the remotest interest in this period of American history." Ages 8-12. Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. Review "Laura Ingalls Wilder meets David Macaulay in this thoroughly engaging book." Publishers Weekly, Starred About the Author Barbarba Greenwood worked at a historical museum churning butter, spinning thread, and embroidering cloth before writing A Pioneer Sampler.
