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Description
This book describes life in the American colonies, focusing on colonists' clothing, homes, and modes of transportation.
Quick Summary
If you've got a kid who's obsessed with how people lived in the past, this one's right up their alley. Raum breaks down everyday colonial life in a way that feels more like chatting with a history buff friend than reading a textbook kids will learn wild stuff like how colonial families made their own clothes, what their houses were really like (hint: way draftier and buggier than they'd want), and why transportation was basically limited to walking or riding a horse. The short chapters and 2,900-word count make it perfect for reluctant readers or anyone who wants to feel like a history whiz without committing to a giant chapter book. It's got enough quirky facts (did you know some colonists used fish oil as medicine?) to keep even history-skeptical kids turning pages. Parents will appreciate that it's solid, age-appropriate info without anything scary or controversial just good old-fashioned colonial daily life. If your kid devours this and wants more, they'd probably love "The Usborne Time Traveler" series for that same hands-on history fix.