Description
Settlers built their homes using whatever materials they found in nature - logs, grass, sod, or adobe. Homes of the West describes in detail such early western-style homes as the soddy, the dugout, the log cabin, and adobe homes as well as Native American dwellings including tipis, longhouses, and pueblos. Children will read about: - building a log home step by step - different furnishings for log houses and frame houses - the buildings on a ranch - the homes of the wealthy - the dangers from snakes, tarantulas, scorpions, and fire
Details
Author: |
Kalman, Bobbie |
Publisher: |
Crabtree Classics |
Language: |
English |
Copyright: |
1999 |
Number of Pages: |
32 |
Dewey: |
978 |
Dewey Range: |
900s |
Binding Type: |
Paperback |
Accelerated Reader Interest Level: |
Middle Grade |
Accelerated Reader Reading Level: |
5.2 |
Accelerated Reader Point Value: |
1 |
Guided Reading Level: |
Q |
Guided Reading Interest Age: |
Grade 4 |
Lexile Level: |
860 |
Lexile Range: |
Confident Reader (800 - 999) |
