California history for kids, missions, miners, and moviemakers in the Golden State ; includes 21 activities, Katy S. Duffield
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California history for kids, missions, miners, and moviemakers in the Golden State ; includes 21 activities, Katy S. Duffield
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 117-120) and index
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
California history for kids
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
712124413
Responsibility statement
Katy S. Duffield
Series statement
For kids series
Sub title
missions, miners, and moviemakers in the Golden State ; includes 21 activities
Summary
Tells the story of the people who settled and built the Golden State and includes a timeline of significant events, a list of historic sites to visit, and Web resources
Table of contents
Earliest Californians. Shoebox archeological dig ; Chumash rock painting ; Miwok hoop-and-pole game -- Early explorers & early settlers. Make an astrolabe ; Sail a Spanish galleon -- From Mexican California to an American beginning. Draw your own diseño ; Design your own brand ; Wave your flag -- Gold & statehood. Bake a hardtack snack ; Create and send a letter sheet -- Making connections. Whistle Morse code ; Railroad cipher -- Growing crops, growing cities. Use-the-whole-orange muffins ; Grow a shasta daisy ; Promote it -- A new century. Pack an earthquake preparedness kit ; Become a backyard scientist ; Produce your own movie ; Hollywood handprints -- Difficult times. Create a photo essay -- Moving forward. Make an air pollution logbook
Target audience
juvenile
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