Colonial Life

By Bobbie Kalman

Book Overview

Bobbie Kalman's acclaimed Historic Communities Series provides a close-up view of how people lived more than two hundred years ago. Colorful photos, many taken by Bobbie Kalman herself at restored historic villages across the country, help support the fascinating information. Children will have fun learning about: -- early homes and the settler community-- what people wore and the crafts they made-- how settlers made their living-- how they spent their leisure time-- the values, customs, and traditions of the early settlersIn Colonial Life, young readers will meet the hardworking people of a colonial community, learn about the importance of family members, and discover the roles that religion and education played in people's lives more than two hundred years ago. They will also learn about: -- how people traveled from place to place-- how they spent their leisure time-- the activities of colonial children at play-- life on a plantation and the sad plight of the slaves

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0865054916
• ISBN13: 9780865054912
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.5" x 10.8"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

Colonial Life Brought to Life

This book is a wonderful teaching tool for explaining the culture of the colonies. Drawings and photographs bring to life the informational text on subjects such as education, family, clothing, entertainment, and the life of slaves in the colonies. Photographs come from interpretive community reinactment. A table of contents, glossary, and index help the students navigate its information. This is an Accelerated Reader book rated at a 5.9 level. Most of my fifth grade students can read it.

Accurate history creatively presented!

Every book in this series, Historic Communities, is a work of art! Colonial Life is an exceptional eample of acurate history brought to life with drawings, paintings and photographs of costumed historical interpreters in settings such as the Governor's Palace, the Raleigh Tavern and wonderful homes and gardens in Colonial Williamsburg. The lives of early settlers, slaves, children, tradesmen and more are all examined in a manner that is understandable to young readers and demonstrates how these lives would have intertwined. Guaranteed to liven up the study of colonial history!

Easy way to learn basic history

This book wasn't like most history books because it had many pictures. I went to the library to get some books about the 13 colonies and out of all of them, this was the most appealing. Most history books have tiny print and few or boring pictures, but this had pictures to help you learn and medium-sized print. This had basic information. It didn't get to deatailed so if you already know a lot about the 13 colnies I wouldn't reccommend it.