In Creek's Crossing, Pennsylvania, in the years before the Civil War, Dorothea Granger agrees to sew an unusual quilt to fulfill her uncle's deathbed request, realizing later that the quilt pattern contains an Underground Railroad map.

Sweet Maple is an instructional book on backyard sugarmaking thats also the story of the familys connection to the past on a small New England sugar farm. While learning the art of sugarmaking alongside her husband, Michelle guides readers through every step of all-natural syrup production, with directions for tapping one tree or hundreds, while detailing the life-changing benefits of using maple syrup in the kitchen. Interspersed with sugaring techniques,...

A cold snap late in winter allows a pioneer girl and her family to enjoy the rich sugar candy made from maple tree sap.

"Maple Syrup Cookbook has convinced thousands of readers that maple syrup makes everything taste better. Now, the revised third edition of this classic cookbook features full-color photographs and a dozen of the authors favorite new recipes. In all, the book now offers more than 100 ways to enjoy maple syrup at every meal, including Buttermilk Corn Cakes, Banana C̊rpes with Maple Rum Sauce (perfect for brunch), Maple Cream Scones, Lacy Sweet-Potato...

"March on Barton Farm can only mean one thing: maple sugar season. To combat the winter slump, resilient director Kelsey Cambridge organizes a Maple Sugar Festival, complete with school visits, pancake breakfasts, and tree tapping classes. She hires curmudgeonly maple sugar expert Dr. Conrad Beeson to teach the classes, despite misgivings over his unpleasant demeanor. Its a decision she ends up regretting when, before the first tree can be tapped...

Six stories of prairie life, adapted from the works of Laura Ingalls Wilder, for primary students. Laura Ingalls lives in a snug little log cabin with her pa, her ma, her sisters, Mary and Carrie, and their bulldog, Jack. Almanzo Wilder lives on a big farm with his family and lots of animals. Now young readers can go along with them on their adventures. -- Adapted from dust jacket flap.