Kalman, B. (1993). 18th Century Clothing. Crabtree Publishing.
Author Bobbie Kalman has found a niche in the ever expanding world of non-fiction texts. She has authored well over 40 books, all dealing in various subjects of science and social studies, which lend themselves very well to using as a read aloud and bounce off point for mini discussions on topics of study in class. Kalman has several “series,” including subject areas such as:
-Historic Communities
-Hooray for Farming
-My Community and Its Helpers
-Native Nations of North America
-The Science of Living Things
-The Life Cycle
As an interest to my second grade level’s studies of comparing “then and now” in history, and our adjacent status to Colonial Williamsburg, I took particular interest in choosing one of her titles which dealt with colonial times. I like how Kalman uses the key text structures of organizing her books under subject headings, so the reader learns through description about materials that were used to make clothing out of, the wide array of clothing worn by people depending on their social class, types of work clothing, shoes and accessories, underclothing (in which I do not feel deprived because I do not have to wear hoops, corsets, and petticoats! Has anyone ever been in Williamsburg in the summer in any of that? Whew!) Kalman uses key vocabulary terms and has them printed in bold type face, and explains the meaning to these possibly unfamiliar terms. There are also other text features such as a table of contents, an index, photos (many from C.W.) and drawings, which all have some type of captions and labeling. This series is very good to use both for a teacher, who can read most of it, or necessary sections of it aloud to springboard for discussions, and for students to use independently as budding researchers and explorers at the grades 1-3 levels.
Author Bobbie Kalman has found a niche in the ever expanding world of non-fiction texts. She has authored well over 40 books, all dealing in various subjects of science and social studies, which lend themselves very well to using as a read aloud and bounce off point for mini discussions on topics of study in class. Kalman has several “series,” including subject areas such as:
-Historic Communities
-Hooray for Farming
-My Community and Its Helpers
-Native Nations of North America
-The Science of Living Things
-The Life Cycle
As an interest to my second grade level’s studies of comparing “then and now” in history, and our adjacent status to Colonial Williamsburg, I took particular interest in choosing one of her titles which dealt with colonial times. I like how Kalman uses the key text structures of organizing her books under subject headings, so the reader learns through description about materials that were used to make clothing out of, the wide array of clothing worn by people depending on their social class, types of work clothing, shoes and accessories, underclothing (in which I do not feel deprived because I do not have to wear hoops, corsets, and petticoats! Has anyone ever been in Williamsburg in the summer in any of that? Whew!) Kalman uses key vocabulary terms and has them printed in bold type face, and explains the meaning to these possibly unfamiliar terms. There are also other text features such as a table of contents, an index, photos (many from C.W.) and drawings, which all have some type of captions and labeling. This series is very good to use both for a teacher, who can read most of it, or necessary sections of it aloud to springboard for discussions, and for students to use independently as budding researchers and explorers at the grades 1-3 levels.
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