A pioneer story : the daily life of a Canadian family in 1840

Greenwood, Barbara 1940- (Author). Collins, Heather. (Added Author). Greenwood, Barbara. Pioneer sampler (Added Author).

Summary: "This is the story of the Robertsons, a Canadian pioneer family living on a backwoods farm in 1840. Spring means an end to the hardships of winter and brings with it new farm chores, such as making maple syrup, planting the crops and shearing sheep. Readers follow the Robertsons through the year until winter once again closes around them. Along the way readers learn what it was like to attend a backwoods school, weave cloth and build a house. They visit a country store and a Native encampment and go to a barn dance and a house-raising bee."--Publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 1550741284 (pbk.)
ISBN: 155074237X (bound)
ISBN: 9781550742374 (bound)
ISBN: 9781550741285 (sc.)
Physical Description: 240 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm.
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Publisher: Toronto : Kids Can Press, c1994.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Map on endpapers. 1550741284 (pbk.) : $17.36 American edition published as: A pioneer sampler: the daily life of a pioneer family in 1840. (Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1995)
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes index and glossary.
Formatted Contents Note:	The Robertsons -- Signs of spring -- Maple sugaring -- School days -- Baby animals -- Finding a honey tree -- Granny's story -- Milking -- Sheep shearing -- The pedlar's visit -- Fishing -- Harvesting the crops -- A visit to the general store -- Building the new house -- The cornhusking bee -- Shadow stories -- Lost in the woods -- Moving day -- Christmas visiting -- Hogmanay.
Target Audience Note:	Ages 8 to 12.
Awards Note:	Information Book Award, 1995. Mr. Christie's Book Award, 1994. Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award, 1995.