The Milliner

by Niki Walker

Book Overview

Describes the work of the milliner in colonial America, which included gown making, laundering, and lace making, as well as selling sewing supplies and other goods. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0778707458
• ISBN13: 9780778707455
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.5" x 10.8"
• Age Range: 8 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 6

Customer Reviews

Just wonderful!

Bobby Kalman's book, The Milliner, is a wonderland of lovely illustrations and fascinating facts about the world of fashion in colonial times. Young readers will come away from this slim volume with an excellent knowledge of who did this work, how it was learned, how it was done, terminology, tools of the trade and other related trades. The Milliner is an absolute gem of a book.