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California history for kids : missions, miners, and moviemakers in the Golden State / Katy S. Duffield.

by Duffield, Katy.

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Chicago : Chicago Review Press, c2012.

California -- History -- Juvenile literature.

California -- History -- Study and teaching -- Activity programs.

9781569765326 (pbk.) :

1569765324 (pbk.)

--for kids (Chicago, Ill.)

127 pages : illustrations ; 22 x 28 cm.

The earliest Californians. Shoebox archeological dig ; Chumash rock painting ; Miwok hoop-and-pole game -- Early explorers and early settlers. Make an astrolabe ; Sail a Spanish galleon -- From Mexican California to an American beginning. Draw your own diseño ; Design your own brand ; Wave your flag -- Gold! and statehood. Bake a hardtack snack ; Create and send a letter sheet -- Making connections. Whistle Morse code ; Railroad cipher -- Growing crops, growing cities. Use-the-whole-orange muffins ; Grow a shasta daisy ; Promote it! -- A new century. Pack an earthquake preparedness kit ; Become a backyard scientist ; Produce your own movie ; Hollywood handprints -- Difficult times. Create a photo essay -- Moving forward. Make an air pollution logbook.

Tells the story of the people who settled and built the Golden State and includes a timeline of significant events, a list of historic sites to visit, and Web resources.

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