Heading West life with the pioneers : 21 activities

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

Author/creator	McCarthy, Pat, 1940-
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	Chicago, Ill. : Chicago Review Press,
Description	xiv, 127 p. : ill., col. map ; 22 x 28 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete
Subject(s)	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 note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 117-118) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2009015851
ISBN	9781556528095 (pbk.)
Stock number	1296311 QBI

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