Kalman, Bobbie

Presents an introduction to the transportation methods used by settlers in North America, discussing covered wagons, canal boats, steam power, and the hazards that early travelers faced.

Describes the homes, customs, and habits of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century North American settlers.

Presents an introduction to plants, in simple text with illustrations, including information on their structure--seeds, stems, leaves--the different species of as carnivorous and parasitic plants, and concepts such as single cells, germination, and photosynthesis. Includes a glossary and activities.

An examination of how the Christmas holiday was first celebrated in the United States, and how many of the traditions and rites we now take for granted came into being.

Presents information on the historic forts of North America and the lifestyles of the men, women, and children who lived in them, illustrated with photographs taken at such historic sites as Colonial Williamsburg, Fort Laramie, and Fort Scott.

Discusses the importance of wood in colonial times, describing how trees were cut down and made into lumber and the training of apprentice carpenters, cabinetmakers, coopers, and wheelwrights.

Describes the basic movements and techniques of gymnastics.

Explains the source of various sayings and expressions from the American frontier, as well as how they are used today. Includes such sayings as "cut and dried" and "apple of one's eye.".

Discusses the foods, methods, equipment, and places used by cooks in colonial America.

Describes the various types of transportation used by the early settlers.