Great Colonial America Projects: You Can Build Yourself [Paperback]

Great Colonial America Projects You Can Build Yourselfintroduces readers ages 9–12 to colonial America through hands-on building projects. From dyeing and spinning yarn to weaving cloth, from creating tin plates and lanterns to learning wattle and daub construction.Great Colonial America Projects You Can Build Yourselfgives readers a chance to experience how colonial Americans lived, cooked, entertained themselves, and interacted with their neighbors.

Children's Literature
This is one of the best books for children about Colonial America. History teachers should own this book…

Family Fun
…an educational yet fun approach to history.

Kerry Dexter, Blogger News Network
There’s a lot of fun to be had withGreat Colonial America Projects You Can Build Yourself, for both children and adults. There’s history turned into story and sharing, so that even if, maybe especially if, history was never your best subject, you and your kids will come away with stories of your own to share.

Jack Larkin, Chief Historian and Museum Scholar, Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
An abundant and valuable resource for engaging students in understanding early American life.

Connie Lapallo, authorDark Enough to See the Stars in a Jamestown Sky
A friendly tone draws young readers in… a treat for those mothers with young children who want to bring the colonial period to life for them.

Paula Locklair, Old Salem Museums and Gardens, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
This delightful book is a wonderful and new way for children to become intrigued with colonial American history. This book should be a hit with families, teachers, and history museums!

Great Colonial America Projects You Can Build Yourselfintroduces readers ages 9–12 to colonial America through hands-on building projects. From dyeing and spinning yalÓ+