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In this newly revised edition of The Gristmill, young readers will discover that people would travel from far and wide to visit the gristmill for the essential service of having their grain ground. Find out how the miller produced flour, the staple of life, as well as what jobs the miller did, what made the grinding stones turn, and how wheat becomes bread.
4) The railroad
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Crabtree Pub. Co
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Describes the development of the railroad in North America and its influence on the settling of the West during the nineteenth century.
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Crabtree Publishing
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Describes the elaborate Yuletide customs of the period between 1837 and 1901, when Queen Victoria ruled Britain, and discusses how these customs were adopted and sometimes changed in the United States during the same period.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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This newly revised edition describes how building a school was a priority once an early community became established. Students of all ages shared one teacher and the same four walls year after year. A One-Room School describes how the teacher, a respected member of the community, was entrusted with the responsibility of teaching reading, 'riting, and 'rithmetic. Children will enjoy seeing inside a one-room schoolhouse and discovering: what subjects...
10) The kitchen
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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This newly revised edition describes how the kitchen was the center of family activity in the old days. Here families ate their meals, played games, and told stories with only the fireplace and a few candles for warmth and light. In The Kitchen, young readers will take a close look at the early fireplace and the tools and utensils surrounding it. Domestic chores carried out in the kitchen are described including: baking bread, making butter, preserving...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
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This newly revised edition of Visiting a Village is an ideal introduction to understanding the concept of community. Children will learn how the people in early communities worked together with a spirit of cooperation by trading their goods and services with each other. Knowing about what they might see on their first visit to an historic site will help spark a child's curiosity.
In this book, they will meet such individuals as: the miller, the sawyer,...
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