The General Store (Historic Communities) [Paperback]

Bobbie Kalman (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 6 and up | Grade Level: 1 and up | Series: Historic Communities

The General Store was a place where townsfolk could buy wonderful spices, brightly colored fabrics and nifty gadgets. Lively photos and illustrations show that it was also an important meeting place where neigbors stopped to chat.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 3-5. Useful for homework assignments on 18th- and 19th-century American life, these titles will also appeal to browsers. The typeface is easy to read and the attractive pictures supplement the text. General Store describes the appearance, contents, workings, and role of these businesses in the community. The full-color photos depict contemporary people performing tasks in re-created general stores on historical sites, e.g., Old Sturbridge Village. The text is full of fascinating details, such as the fact that people often took things home in barrels or cloth sacks because paper bags and cardboard boxes had not yet been invented. With a combination of full-color photos and illustrations, The Victorian Home provides information about these dwellings, examining exteriors, rooms, and furnishings. Readers learn that it was rude for a seated man to offer an entering female his chair, because the seat might be warm. Hence, parlors were crammed with chairs so that there would always be a "fresh" seat. These titles don't go into great depth, but they do give a broad overview of early American life interspersed with interesting facts.?Shauna Siebers, Central Rappahannock Regional Library, Fredericksburg, VA
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Review

The General Store illuminates the past and affords some delightful moments of revelation concerning the origins of today's activities and vocabulary. An accessible resource for all school and public libraries, it will also be a welcome addition to home libraries -- Children's Literature, March 1997

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 6 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company (October 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0865054622
• ISBN-13: 978-0865054622
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.4 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #811,656 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #75 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > History & Historical Fiction > United States > Other

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