At Home: Long Ago and Today (Times Change)

Do you know what it is like to get water from a well in the backyard so you can take a bath? Can you imagine helping to build your family's home by hand? How is being at home different today from how it was one hundred years ago? This book is an introduction to how houses and their care have changed in the past one hundred years, discussing materials used to build homes, various ways to heat and cool them, and how chores have changed over time.