The Olden Days-Pictbk

by Joe Mathieu and Joseph Mathieu

Book Overview

Text and pictures portray life in a New England village in the early 19th century. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0394840852
• ISBN13: 9780394840857
• Release Date: February 1981
• Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

The Olden Days

This wonderfully, illustrated, 32 page children's book condenses an incredible amount of information into five to six sentence paragraphs on each page for quick reading. I was impressed with the use of accurate vocabulary for the tasks and tools of the times which is approximately between the years 1780 - 1865, before industrialization really took hold in our America. Various trades and typical household tasks are explained and told in story fashion in each paragraph. A quick read, but can be used in school lessons if one chooses to expand a little. Excellent for children learning about early American history, and an excellent comparison with European lifestyles of the same time in history. The illustrations are also great story starters with many interesting details that enhance the information, as well as whimsical touches such as a cat perched on a roof or chasing a mouse, a duck in a puddle, or a dog snuggled next to the woodstove. This is a book we will read many times over.