Civil War Days: Discover the Past with Exciting Projects,

Civil War Days: Discover the Past with Exciting Projects, Games, Activities, and Recipes

American Kids in History?(TM) Dozens of projects and activities that will take you back to the days of the American Civil War Travel back to 1862 and spend a year with the Wheelers, an African American family in New York City, and the Parkhursts, a white family in Charleston, South Carolina, Eleven-year-old Emily Parkhurst and twelve-year-old Timothy Wheeler are eager to share the fun, adventure, and hard work of their daily lives. Along the way, they'll show you how to play the games they play and make the toys and crafts they make. Make your own apple pandowdy and whip up a batch of tasty gingerbread. Send top-secret messages in Morse code, gather materials for crafting evergreen wreaths and pinecone turkeys,and sculpt a miniature sheep out of homemade clay dough. Play the exciting African game of mankala--that is, if you have time after making your own potato-print wrapping paper, papier-mache bowl, and marzipan decorations. Civil War Days is filled with interesting historical information and facts about growing up in days gone by. Discover how different--and how similar--life was for American kids in history. Watch for Victorian Days, the next exciting book in the American Kids in History?(TM) series! Also available: Pioneer Days, Colonial Days, and Wild West Days For Children Ages 8 to 1 2
Country USA
Brand Jossey-Bass
Manufacturer Jossey-Bass
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber FBA-|298839
UnitCount 1
UPCs 000000147378
EANs 9780471246121
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Jossey-Bass
Manufacturer	Jossey-Bass
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	FBA-\|298839
UnitCount	1
UPCs	000000147378
EANs	9780471246121
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Civil War Days: Discover the Past with Exciting Projects, Games, Activities, and Recipes

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