Kalman, Bobbie

An alphabetical introduction to various aspects of the pioneer lifestyle in North America, including toys, clothing, school, home crafts, and special occasions.

Etchings and accompanying text depict various aspects of frontier life, including homes, hunting, and frontier towns.

Shows children learning and performing many of the acts that are used in a circus, including juggling, walking on a tightrope, swinging on a trapeze, and more.

Discusses the development of stores from supply rooms to general stores to specialized stores in larger cities.

Discusses birds that visit birdfeeders, their behavior and physical characteristics, feeders, and food to put in feeders.

Explains how to feed a worm, why worms are important to the Earth, and how they aid the environment.

Examines water within us, the forms of water, the water cycle, pond water, pollution, and water activities.

Etchings with descriptive text provide a look at various modes of transportation--boats, sleighs, coaches, railroads, and even horseless carriages--of the past.

Photographs and text examine the process of solid waste disposal taken by many of the communities we live in.