Children's Nonfiction 19th Century
Explore the Wild West!
With 25 Great Projects
- Publisher
- Nomad Press
- Initial publish date
- Jun 2012
- Category
- 19th Century, Activity Books
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781936749744
- Publish Date
- Jun 2012
- List Price
- $10.99
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781936749713
- Publish Date
- Jul 2012
- List Price
- $16.99
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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
- Age: 7 to 9
- Grade: 2 to 4
Description
With engaging illustrations, easy-to-follow text, and diverse activities, this fun and educational journey through time invites young readers to experience the spirit of the Wild West. History comes to life in the book’s descriptions of Wild West legends, gold miners, settlers and frontier towns, Native American and cowboy cultures, cattle drives, and the peacekeepers and lawbreakers. Projects include making a settler’s soddie, building a frontier sheriff's office, baking hardtack, and learning rope tricks?providing children a deeper understanding of the rich 19th-century history of the Old West. Fun facts, trivia, jokes, and riddles are woven through the text, and a glossary and list of current reference works, websites, museums, and western festivals are supplied at the end for independent investigation.
About the authors
Anita Yasuda was (gasp) a girl who couldn’t keep out of her local Sanrio Gift Gate. An avid collector of Japanese pop memorabilia from the 1970s, including textiles and anime, she made friends with Hello Kitty*R while a schoolgirl in Japan. She is the author of Japanese Children’s Fabrics: 1950s-1970s and Japanese Anime Linens: 1970s to Present, both for Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
