Heading West : life with the pioneers : 21 activities / Pat McCarthy.

Author/creator McCarthy, Pat, 1940-
Format Book
Publication InfoChicago, Ill. : Chicago Review Press, ©2009.
Descriptionxiv, 127 pages : illustrations, color map ; 22 x 28 cm
Subjects
Frontier and pioneer life--West (U.S.). --Juvenile literature.
Pioneers--West (U.S.). --History. --19th century. --Juvenile literature.
Handicraft--Juvenile literature.
Cooking--Juvenile literature.
Games--Juvenile literature.
West (U.S.)--History. --19th century. --Juvenile literature.

Contents Time line -- Introduction : itchy feet and moving West -- Exploring the West. Make a tepee -- Native Americans in your state -- The trip West. Be a modern-day pioneer -- On the trails of the pioneers -- A journal on your trip West -- Pioneer homes. Build a log cabin -- Log cabin diorama -- Apple butter -- Cornbread -- Community life. Advertise free land in the West -- Who am I? -- Community poster -- Pioneer men. Tracking animals -- Make maple snow candy -- Pioneer women. Churn your own butter -- Dip candles -- An old-fashioned taffy pull -- Pioneer children. Blindman's bluff -- Letter to a friend back home -- Clothespin doll -- Moonwinder -- The end of the pioneer era.
Abstract More than 20 activities are included in this engaging guide to life in the west, including learning to churn butter, making dip candles, tracking animals, playing Blind Man's Bluff, and creating a homestead diorama.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 117-118) and index.
LCCN 2009015851
ISBN9781556528095 (pbk.)
ISBN1556528094 (pbk.)
Stock number1296311 QBI

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