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Kindle me a riddle : a pioneer story / by Roberta Karim ; pictures by Bethanne Andersen.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Greenwillow Books, 1999.Description: [40] p. : col. ill. ; 29 cmISBN:
  • 0688162037 (trade : alk. paper)
  • 0688162045 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • [E] 21
LOC classification:
  • PZ7.K1384 Ki 1999
Summary: The riddles that a pioneer family share explain the origin of such things in their lives as their log cabin, johnnycakes, the broom, a cloak, candles, and more.
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Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Picturebook Historical Events Karim, Roberta Available 33111003031529
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

What is cider before it is cider?
Answer: apples

And what was the wagon road before it was a wagon road?

Answer: a buffalo trail

Constance and Jack and their mama and papa are playing a riddle game that stretches from morning to night, and as they stir up one riddle after another, young readers will delight in puzzling out answers that illuminate the details of daily life for a family of settlers living on the frontier.

What was this book before it was a book?
You can kindle a riddle, too!

"What is a wagon road before its a wagon road? A buffalo trail, long and deep. . . ." So begin the pioneer riddles that Constance and Papaand then Mama and Jack, toospin into a day-long guessing game of common sense and fun. And once the riddles start, they crackle and pop like kindling aflame. Roberta Karims fascinating portrait of early American life is illustrated with paintings brimming with energy and authenticity by Bethanne Andersen and includes historical background notes on the facts behind the riddles.

Notable Children's Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies 2000, National Council fo SS & Child. Book Council

The riddles that a pioneer family share explain the origin of such things in their lives as their log cabin, johnnycakes, the broom, a cloak, candles, and more.

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