A Child’s Day (Historic Communities)

John and his sister Emily live with their family in an early settler community. After rising at sun-up to do their chores on the farm and in the household, John and Emily’s day begins with a long walk to the one-room school. A Child’s Day also describes: – reading and ciphering – “making their manners” – the different expectations boys and girls had for their future – settler children’s books, toys, and games