Life on a Pioneer Homestead

by Sally Senzell Isaacs

The Picture the Past series looks at the many kinds of communities in America's past. Each book describes what made each community different and what children and adults did each day. Life on a Pioneer Homestead In this book, discover how pioneers made new lives in America's new lands in the West. See how they built their houses and made furniture, clothes, and soap. Visit a pioneer school, a general store, and a work party. Learn how the pioneers found and cooked their food. Then use a recipe to cook a pioneer treat–corn bread!

Genres: Nonfiction, History

32 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 2000

About the author

Sally Senzell Isaacs grew up in Evansville, Indiana, and graduated from Indiana University. She served as Editorial Director of Readers Digest Educational Division before becoming a professional writer. She has written over 40 books about American history and other social studies topics for children. In 2005, her book Cattle Trails and Cowboys (Heinemann Library) won the award for Best Childrens Book on Texas History, given by the Daughters of the Republic of Texas.

Reviews

[Shelli · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book gives some nice easy to follow information about life as a pioneer. I enjoyed reading this with my daughter and talking about how much challenging and longer it would be to do things the way pioneers had to do it.