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Historic Communities
Colonial Home
Take a tour of the Colonial Home of the 1600s and 1700s. England, France, and Spain all had colonies in the New World and immigrants were drawn to North America where land was inexpensive and people had religious freedom. Get a glimpse - the kitchen, the fireplace, the bedchamber - dependencies, or outbuildings, as well as buildings for animals - how metal and bricks were made - the plantation and its slave quarters
32 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 2000
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About the author
Bobbie Kalman
1,149 books32 followersBobbie Kalman (1947 - ) is the award-winning Canadian author of more than 400 non-fiction books.
She established herself as a leading author in children’s non-fiction in the 1980’s and 90’s with two acclaimed series about pioneer life, The Early Settler Life Series (15 titles) and The Historic Communities Series (31 titles), both published by Crabtree Publishing.
She has created many of Crabtree’s most popular series, which also include The Native Nations of North America Series (19 titles), The Lands, Peoples, and Cultures Series (93 titles), and The Science of Living Things Series (32 titles), among others.
Born in Hungary in 1947, Bobbie and her family escaped to Austria during the Hungarian Revolution in 1956. The family spent several weeks there as refugees before immigrating to North America. A former teacher, Bobbie Kalman taught at both the elementary and secondary levels. She also spent several years working as an educational consultant for several publishing companies. Bobbie holds degrees in English, Psychology, and Education. She is married and has four children and three grandchildren.
Although best known for her non-fiction, Bobbie’s newest book is autobiographical. Released in September, 2006, Refugee Child is the account of Bobbie and her family’s escape from Hungary when she was just nine years old. Written to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution in October of 2006, the book is told from the perspective of a young girl.
She established herself as a leading author in children’s non-fiction in the 1980’s and 90’s with two acclaimed series about pioneer life, The Early Settler Life Series (15 titles) and The Historic Communities Series (31 titles), both published by Crabtree Publishing.
She has created many of Crabtree’s most popular series, which also include The Native Nations of North America Series (19 titles), The Lands, Peoples, and Cultures Series (93 titles), and The Science of Living Things Series (32 titles), among others.
Born in Hungary in 1947, Bobbie and her family escaped to Austria during the Hungarian Revolution in 1956. The family spent several weeks there as refugees before immigrating to North America. A former teacher, Bobbie Kalman taught at both the elementary and secondary levels. She also spent several years working as an educational consultant for several publishing companies. Bobbie holds degrees in English, Psychology, and Education. She is married and has four children and three grandchildren.
Although best known for her non-fiction, Bobbie’s newest book is autobiographical. Released in September, 2006, Refugee Child is the account of Bobbie and her family’s escape from Hungary when she was just nine years old. Written to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution in October of 2006, the book is told from the perspective of a young girl.
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September 19, 2009
This is a wonderful book for helping children to understand what life was like for an average family growing up during Colonial Times.
Vocabulary words, illustrations and informative text make those times come alive.
This would be a great book to include in a unit study such as Garner Rix and the Royalton Raid Unit Study.
Vocabulary words, illustrations and informative text make those times come alive.
This would be a great book to include in a unit study such as Garner Rix and the Royalton Raid Unit Study.
October 31, 2011
Like her other books, historical and factual accuracy along with an easy-to-read style makes her books excellent non-fiction choices for library purchases.
June 7, 2017
Good book with lots of details and tons of informative pictures. One of the best aspects is the division of segments, little apragraphs providing tons of info without being overwhelming!
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