Time passed, the glaciers melted, and new Indian people came, Illinois and Potawatomi. Over and over the seasons changed. Then settlers came and cut trees to build a cabin. A Civil War soldier walked the field and lost a button there. Following a picture of an elderly man on his tractor, a straightforward text explains how the Paleo-Indians of the Ice Age once lived where his farm stands today.
Subsequent pages protray the melting of the glacier and the growth of forest and farmland.
The beginning offers no intriguing catalyst for the lengthy discussion of geological and historical changes that follows. Giant Steps, Sharon and I really appreciate it. The staff loves to read, and tries to stay current with all the newest titles in the store. Right here on this spot in ancient times there were people who lived on a beach and hunted the huge mastodon. Right here on this spot in this field thousands of years ago, Indians hunted deer for their dinner.