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In the barn / Bobbie Kalman.

by Kalman, Bobbie.

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Crabtree Publishing Company, c2020.

Barns -- North America -- History -- Juvenile literature.

Farm life -- North America -- History -- Juvenile literature.

Frontier and pioneer life -- Juvenile literature.

United States -- Social life and customs -- Juvenile literature.

Kalman, Bobbie. Historic communities.

9780778773153 (hc)

9780778773474 (sc)

[Newly revised edition].

32 pages ; color illustrations ; 28 cm.

Includes index.

Barns of the pioneers -- Types of barns -- Inside the barn -- A barn-raising bee -- Barn tools and gadgets -- Barnyard animals -- Children's chores -- Through the seasons -- Fun and frolic in the barn -- Do you know why?

This newly revised edition of In the Barn uses full-color pictures to show how the barn was the center of activity on an early farm. Different kinds of barns are clearly detailed from the English and bank style barns in wooded areas to the sod barns of the western prairies. Featured topics include: the fun of a barn raising bee; the work of milking cows, winnowing grain, and mucking out stalls; a tools and gadgets section; and seasonal activities including birthing, harvest, and winter storage.

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