Books with title The Library of Living and Working in Colonial Times

Kids often learn history as if it were made only by kings, queens, and government officials. This series shows that all people in a community help to create their nation's history. By illustrating how people's lives in the past were similar to and different from our lives today, these books will help young readers gain invaluable historical perspective while also learning how ordinary people shape their communities.

Readers of this series will travel back in time and spend a day in the life of a real citizen during the earliest days of our nation. Each book in the series features a person who actually lived and worked during colonial times. The readers will learn how they may have spent a day in their lives. The books offer original period documents, oil paintings, etchings, and woodcuts that portray the colonial era. These primary sources bring depth and authenticity to young readers' exploration of life before the American Revolution. The captivating stories of these real-life characters, some of them American icons, will make history tangible and fun.