How to read a brand is the featured activity in this issue. Settlers' Homes NSHS Nebraska Trailblazers Series Contrasts early settlers' sod and log houses with Arbor Lodge and our governor's mansion. Pictured are stone, brick, frame, and mud houses. A map depicts areas where logs, stone, and sod were available for building. Detailed drawing of sod house interior makes up coloring page.
Word search features materials used in settlers homes.
The text tells about food preparation and preservation by Omaha and Sioux Indians, homesteaders, cowboys, soldiers, and European immigrants. Pictures include Indians drying beef and cooking over an open fire. Activities include a song to learn, Punching the Dough, and instructions for making butter. The coloring page and accompanying text tell where a homesteader's dinner came from.