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September 2004
Kids Living in the Past
At School, at Home, at Work and at Play
Fiction
- Keller, Edward
My
First Grade, 1932
E. Keller, 2003
E Kel (Grades 1-3)
A memory book of Dr. Keller's first grade in a one room school house on
the Dakota Prairie. The story is centered around the school house he and
his siblings attended near their Strasburg, ND home.
- McMullan, Kate
A
Fine Start : Meg's Prairie Diary
Scholastic, 2003
+ McM
Meg brings her prairie diary to an end as she describes her days at
school, a twister, and life on the Kansas Prairie.
- Rinaldi, Ann
My
Heart is on the Ground
Scholastic, 1999
+ Rin
In the diary account of her life at a government run Pennsylvania
boarding school in 1880, a twelve year old Sioux Indian girl reveals a
great need to find a way to help her people.
Non-Fiction
- Fisher, Leonard Everett
The
Schoolmasters
Benchmark Books, 1997
+ 371.1 Fis
Describes what education and the schools were like in colonial times.
- Kalman, Bobbie
A
One-Room School
Crabtree Publishing, 1994
+ 370.19 Kal
This book examines the daily routine of the one-room school and included
stories and activities. Photos of contemporary children in authentic
dress accompany and enhance the text.
- Pringle, Laurence
One
Room School
Boys Mill Press, 1998
+ 370.973 Pri
A look back at events and the changing of the season at a one room
school house in rural New York during the last year of the Second World
War.
- Steinecker, David
A
Frontier Teacher
Rourke, 1994
+ 371.1 Sti
Travels back in time to describe the way of life of a frontier school
teacher.
- Kalman, Bobbie
Games
from Long Ago
Crabtree Publishing, 1995
+ 790.1 Kal
Examines the different types of games, including outdoor, indoor parlor
and board games played by children in the 19th century.
- Kalman, Bobbie
Colonial
Times from A to Z
Crabtree, 1998
+ 973.2 Kal
A unique approach to an alphabet book , which introduces aspects of life
in the US during the colonial period, including topics such as games,
clothing, special occasions, tradesman, family and more.
- Kalman, Bobbie
Colonial
Life
Crabtree Publishing, 1992
+ 973.2 Kal
Every aspect of colonial life for a child-clothing, work, fun travel,
transportation and school. Accompanied by mostly realistic photos.
Series - American Girls Collection
Each book describes an in depth look at daily life,
activities, homes, and communities during each of the historical periods
during which each one of the fictional American girls lived. (arranged in
chronological order by time girl lived) All titles published by
Pleasant Company.
- Raymer, Dottie
Welcome
to Kaya's World, 1764 : Growing up in a Native America's Homeland,
2003
- Gourley, Catherine
Welcome
to Felicity's World, 1774 : Growing up in Colonial America, 1999
- LePierre, Yvette
Welcome
to Josefina's World,1824 : Growing up on America's Southwest Frontier,
1999
- Sinnott, Susan
Welcome
to Kirsten's World, 1854 : Growing up in Pioneer America, 1999
- Sinnott, Susan
Welcome
to Addy's World, 1864 : Growing up During America's Civil War,
1999
- Gourley, Catherine
Welcome
to Samantha's World ,1904 : Growing up in America's New Century,
1999
- Brown, Harriet
Welcome
to Kit's World, 1934 : Growing up During America's Great Depression,
2002
- Gourley, Catherine
Welcome
to Molly's World, 1944 : Growing up in World War Two America,
1999
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