social life and customs

Chronicles, in text and illustrations, the day-to-day life of the early Pilgrims in the Plimouth Colony.

Relates how Sarah Hale, a magazine editor and author, persuaded President Lincoln to transform Thanksgiving Day into a national holiday.

Presents a children's study of the history and culture of Mexico and provides information on location and important cities, landscape and weather, traditional customs and food, and religion and festivals.

Reminiscences of the pleasures of life in the mountains as a child.

African-American, Asian-American, and Hispanic-American children describe their families' cultural traditions.

Describes the daily life of children in ancient Egypt, including housing, clothes, food, and religion.

Presents humorous anecdotes from the author's childhood which includes summer vacations in Norway and an English boarding school.

Text and illustrations explore the countryside and people of Appalachia.

Describes the geography, history, people, and customs of Mexico.

An examination of life in villages in early America, including the role of the different artisans and children, and how the villages eventually became the towns and cities of the United States.