A Pioneer Sampler: The Daily Life of a Pioneer Family in 1840 by Barbara Greenwood
	List Price:   $15.00 Unit Price:   $12.00 You Save:   $3.00 (20%) ISBN-10:   0395883938 ISBN-13:   9780395883938 Publisher:   Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; Sandpiper Edition:   illustrated Category:   Agriculture Pub. Date:   March 1998 Pages:   240 Format:   Paperback Ages:   8 to 12 Grades:   4 to 6
Subjects
FRONTIER AND PIONEER LIFE
Description/Notes
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. 'Laura Ingalls Wilder meets David Macaulay in this thoroughly engaging book.' In this blend on fiction and nonfiction, A Pioneer Sampler chronicles one year in the lives of the imaginary Robinson family. The stories illuminate not only pioneer farm life, but everyday situations that occur in any era. Illustrated historical notes enlarge on the social history and describe activities related to the stories. Two-color illustrations.