Exceptional book to introduce kids age 9 and up to Colonial America through hands-on building projects using common household supplies. Book combines 43 activities with history, biographies and trivia about early America. The projects help readers to explore the daily lives of how Colonial Americans lived, cooked, entertained themselves and interacted with their neighbors.
Colonial fashions
Biographies on famous historical figures
Colonial recipes
Early games
Native American arts and games
Candle dipping, rug braiding, broom and brick making
Colonial craftspeople and early trades
Colonial households and farms
An engaging and fun book of hands-on history that includes a glossary of terms and a directory of famous historic sites.
Paperback, 8 x 10 inches, 118 pages. Copyright 2006.
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