Pioneer Story, A: The Daily Life of a Canadian Family in 1840
by Barbara Greenwood Author, Heather Collins Illustrator
(From Amazon): Meet the Robertsons, a pioneer family living on a backwoods farm. Their story begins in spring, when the hardships of winter are over and new chores are beginning. Readers follow the Robertson family through the year, until winter closes around them. Factual information and highly detailed drawings of daily life accompany each story and expand on what children have just read. This book is a comprehensive classroom resource.
Additional Details
- Resource Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 1-55074-128-4
- Print Status
- In Print
- Chapters
- 20
- Pages
- 240
- Geographical Setting
- Ontario, Canada
- Historical Setting
- 1840 - 1840
- Publisher
- Kids Can Press
- Copyright
- 1994
Chapters
- 1 The Robertsons
- 2 Signs of Spring
- 3 Maple Sugaring
- 4 School Days
- 5 Baby Animals
- 6 Finding a Honey Tree
- 7 Granny's Story
- 8 Milking
- 9 Sheep Shearing
- 10 The Pedlar's Visit
- 11 Fishing
- 12 Harvesting the Crops
- 13 A Visit to the General Store
- 14 Building the New House
- 15 The Cornhusking Bee
- 16 Shadow Stories
- 17 Lost in the Woods
- 18 Moving Day
- 19 Christmas Visiting
- 20 Hogmanay
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