Kalman, Bobbie

Photographs and text describe family life, education, work, leisure time, and sports in Japan.

Photographs and text describe the arts, treasures, theater, religions, festivals, traditional clothing, and special ceremonies of the Japanese.

Looks at the role of the kitchen in the daily life of pioneers, not just as a place for food preparation, but also as the home's social center.

Introduces the tools, activities, and importance of the blacksmith in colonial communities.

Examines various pioneer crafts, including spinning, weaving, quilting, soap making, and dipping candles.

Color photographs and text describe everyday life in the American colonies.

Photographs and text describe how colonial Americans made the things they needed such as chairs, baskets, tools, and clothing.

A tour of Historic Williamsburg in Virginia, one of the first settlements in America. See the village much as it was when it was first settled. Photographs of the village and its inhabitants give you a feel of what life must have been like in colonial times.

Shows the different types of clothing worn in nineteenth-century America, as well as how they were made.

Using color illustrations and photographs, examines the clothing styles, accessories, and hygiene habits of men, women, and children in eighteenth century North America.