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Synopsis
Bobbie Kalman's Early Settler Life Series is an institution. This popular collection of books is used in schools and public libraries across the country. The hardships and the joys of the people who built this land are portrayed on every page of The Early Settler Life Series. Their experiences can enrich students' lives. By knowing who built this country, students can come to know and understand themselves and their heritage.
Synopsis
Nature's bounty usually provided the settler with everything they needed. Whatever these new farmers didn't know, the Native peoples taught them. Food for the settler shows how they caught it, grew it, and prepared it describing: - Native foods - corn, succotash, Johnny cake, and wild rice - tapping trees for maple sugar - how bread and butter were made - step-by-step - domestic animals on the farm - workday meals - breakfast to supper - fireplaces, stoves, brick ovens, and kitchen gadgets - Thanksgiving and Christmas feasts