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1) The kitchen
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c1990-1992
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Discusses kitchen utensils and activities including cooking over a fire, baking bread, making butter, and preserving food.
13) Old-time toys
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[1995]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Examines the many different toys with which children played in the nineteenth century.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[1997]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Describes various aspects of the lives of women and girls during the nineteenth century, including their lack of educational opportunities, restrictive clothing, pastimes, courtship and marriage, and limited employment prospects.
17) Pioneer projects
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[1997]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Presents instructions for handicrafts and activities in the spirit of the pioneers, including decoupage, hooked rugs, corn-husk dolls, block and sponge printing, and making a Jacob's ladder.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[1997]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Describes the elaborate Yuletide customs of the period between 1837 and 1901, when Queen Victoria ruled Britain, and discusses how these customs were adopted and sometimes changed in the United States during the same period.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Describes the elaborate Yuletide customs of the period between 1837 and 1901, when Queen Victoria ruled Britain, and discusses how these customs were adopted and sometimes changed in the United States during the same period.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[1997]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Takes a look at the various rooms in a grand Victorian house, explaining the design and purpose of each and describing the furniture, lighting, and decorations used in the context of daily life during the second half of the nineteenth century.