Synopses & Reviews
In Colonial America andlt;BRandgt; there were no big grocery stores. andlt;BRandgt; No microwaves to serve up andlt;BRandgt; dinner piping hot. andlt;BRandgt; And no dishwashers andlt;BRandgt; for cleaning up. andlt;BRandgt; So what chores andlt;iandgt;didandlt;/iandgt; andlt;BRandgt; colonial children do? andlt;BRandgt; From quilting bees and andlt;BRandgt; maple sugaring in winter, andlt;BRandgt; to tilling the earth in spring, andlt;BRandgt; to harvesting an autumn feast, andlt;BRandgt; storyteller and historian andlt;BRandgt; Cheryl Harness tells a andlt;BRandgt; month-by-month story andlt;BRandgt; of a brand-new nation and andlt;BRandgt; the children in every city and farm andlt;BRandgt; whose hard work andlt;BRandgt; built America. andlt;BRandgt; Readers of all ages will delight andlt;BRandgt; in this vibrant folk art andlt;BRandgt; chronicle of one indelible andlt;BRandgt; nation way back when.
Synopsis
In Colonial America
there were no big grocery stores.
No microwaves to serve up
dinner piping hot.
And no dishwashers
for cleaning up.
So what chores did
colonial children do?
From quilting bees and
maple sugaring in winter,
to tilling the earth in spring,
to harvesting an autumn feast,
storyteller and historian
Cheryl Harness tells a
month-by-month story
of a brand-new nation and
the children in every city and farm
whose hard work
built America.
Readers of all ages will delight
in this vibrant folk art
chronicle of one indelible
nation way back when.
About the Author
andlt;Bandgt;Cheryl Harnessandlt;/Bandgt; is an author-illustrator, speaker, sometime sculptor, and harmonica player. She has created many acclaimed historical picture books, including andlt;Iandgt;Ghosts of the Civil War, Ghosts of the White House, Ghosts of the 20th Century, Mark Twain and the Queens of the Mississippi,andlt;/Iandgt; and andlt;Iandgt;Three Young Pilgrims.andlt;/Iandgt; She lives in Independence, Missouri, with her Scottie, Maude, and her cats, Irene and Merrie Emma.