The Robertsons are a pioneer family living on a backwoods farm in 1840. After a hard winter, welcome signs of spring also mean new chores: making maple syrup, planting crops, and shearing sheep. Weaving together fiction and fact, Barbara Greenwood tells stories about the Robertsons as she describes the daily tasks of pioneer cooking, slaughtering hogs, and operating a grist mill. Readers follow the Robertsons through the year learning what it was like-to attend school, make butter, or tell time by the sun-by participating in many of the activities. A Pioneer Sampler is an informative and engaging introduction to the world of the pioneers. Book jacket.

Share a sense of adventure, as we travel through the historic moments that helped shape this great nation from Kentucky to San Francisco, in the 12 blocks of the Pioneer Sampler .

Follow the Robertson family as they prepare for a Thanksgiving dinner to celebrate the harvest in the fall of 1841.

This is a tribute to the remarkable people who settled Texas. See the past through the eyes of a German farmwife, a slave, a Comanche chief and others.

Join the Robertson family as they prepare to celebrate Christmas in the winter of 1841.

Daily life 1840's Pioneers, Canada.

Perfect for fans of Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House books, this picture book about one little girl's journey westward is engaging and appropriate for younger readers. Children of all ages will be captivated by one brave girl's adventures come to life as she relates the challenges, excitement, and dangers of the American frontier. Filled with drama and gorgeous, evocative illustrations, this first-person tale is a testament to the determination, solidarity, and courage of the early pioneers, each chasing their own American Dream. "a powerful message about hope and resilience . . . A spectacular visual journey through time, great for read-alouds."—School Library Journal