Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.ĭavid has written-and published-more than 70 books, primarily nonfiction in American history and biography there have also been about 20 studies of other cultures, including Taiwan, Rwanda, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and the United Arab Emirates.

Watch for Civil War Days, the next exciting book in the American Kids in History series! Discover how different-and how similar-life was for American kids in history. Wild West Days is filled with interesting historical information and fun facts about growing up in days gone by. You can twist together a lariat to wear as a belt, or practice knot tying-that is, if you have time after the mustang-and-cowboys board game or the party pi?ata project. Paint an Acoma bowl, build a model pueblo, make a pioneer cap to wear, or weave a basket from a few simple materials. Make your own ranch-style scrambled eggs and cook up a batch of delicious sourdough flapjacks. You'll discover exciting games, make toys and crafts, and perform everyday activities just like Tom, Amy, and Tad. Share the fun, adventure, and hard work of daily life in the Wild West. Join twelve-year-old Tom, his eleven-year-old sister, Amy, and their little brother, Tad, in Wyoming Territory in 1878. Dozens of fun, hands-on projects and activities from frontier days.

Wild West Days by David C. King