Bobbie Kalmans acclaimed Historic Communities Series provides a closeup viewof how people lived more than two hundred years ago. Colorful photos manytaken by Bo... » 

Bobbie Kalmans acclaimed Historic Communities Series provides a closeup viewof how people lived more than two hundred years ago. Colorful photos manytaken by Bobbie Kalman herself at restored historic villages across thecountry help support the fascinating information. Children will have funlearning 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 the old days the kitchen was the center of family activity. Here the settlesate their meals played games and told stories with only the fireplace and afew candles for warmth and light. In The Kitchen young readers will take aclose look at the early fireplace and the tools and utensils surrounding it.Domestic chores described include baking bread making butter preserving food washing clothes «