Written by a local author, this is a true story of a little yellow trolley car that brought passengers and freight from one small town to another just 2 towns from Deerfield (Buckland to Shelburne Falls to Colrain, Mass.) between 1896 and 1927. Enjoy the bold, colorful papercut illustrations while you listen to the sounds of the trolley’s travels, the noises she hears when she sits in a farmer’s yard for sixty years and the sounds of her restoration. Cheer with her and her passengers when at last she runs again! You can even visit and take a ride on the restored trolley car at the Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum.
Children's Books
Kids get a rush out of rivers. Deerfield has two waterways surrounding it’s towns, the first being the Deerfield River and the other being the Connecticut River. These 30 fun filled games, activities and experiments are a wonderful introduction to learning how rivers are formed, the water cycle and the variety of animals and habitats that exist along rivers. Activities include: Build your own Dam, Play the Salmon Trap Game and Experiment with Settling Sediment to name a few. Softcover 147 pages.
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This book tells the story of the American Revolution from the hated Stamp Act and the Boston Tea Party to the British surrender at Yorktown and the creation of the United States Constitution. All American schoolchildren are required to study the Revolution and the Constitution. This book includes 21 activities to make it fun and memorable. Kids can make a fringed hunting shirt, reenact the Battle of Cowpens, dance a minuet, and other fun activities. Softcover 139 pages
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