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5) The kitchen
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Series
Language
English
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Description
This book takes a close look at a pioneer kitchen and examines the utensils used. Cooking, making bread and butter, and preserving food are among the topics discussed.
Author
Series
Language
English
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Description
In this newly revised edition, John and his sister Emily live with their family in a farming community. After rising at sun-up to do their chores on the farm and in the household, John and Emily's day begins with a long walk to the one-room school. A Child's Day also describes: reading and ciphering, "making their manners," the different expectations boys and girls had for their future, children's books, toys, and games.
10) Baby bears
Author
Publisher
Crabtree Pub
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
Pictures and text introduce bear cubs, their bodies, what they eat and their habitats.
12) Strange birds
Author
Series
Publisher
Crabtree Pub. Co
Pub. Date
[1997], c1998
Language
English
Description
Introduces birds that do strange things, including the eating habits, bills, and homes of such species as the jacana, flamingo, dipper, and hoatzin.
13) What is a biome?
Author
Series
Publisher
Crabtree Pub. Co
Pub. Date
�1997
Language
English
Description
Introduces biomes, showing and describing the main kinds and discussing their location, climate, and plant and animal life, as well as those developed by humans.
18) What is a plant?
Author
Publisher
Crabtree Pub. Co
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
Description
Introduces plant life, specific types such as carnivorous and parasitic plants, and concepts such as single cells, germination, and photosynthesis.
20) The railroad
Author
Series
Publisher
Crabtree Pub. Co
Pub. Date
c1999
Language
English
Description
Describes the development of the railroad in North America and its influence on the settling of the West during the nineteenth century.