Bobbie Kalman

An alphabet book introducing occupations oriented to the community, including emergency workers, medical workers, the service industry, and business.

Text and photographs describe basic facts about trees, their function in a forest, and how they benefit animals, people, and the environment.

Describes how pioneers set out across the United States and Canada in the nineteenth century looking for a better life in the West--the routes they took, the covered wagons they used, what they ate, the dangers they faced, and more.

Discusses the importance of wood in colonial times, describing how trees were cut down and made into lumber and the training of apprentice carpenters, cabinetmakers, coopers, and wheelwrights.

Describes various aspects of the lives of women and girls during the nineteenth century, including their lack of educational opportunities, restrictive clothing, pastimes, courtship and marriage, and limited employment prospects.