A Child's Day

John and his sister Emily live with their family in an early
settler community. After rising at sun-up to do their chores on the farm and in the household, John and Emily’s day begins with a long walk to the one-room school. A Child’s Day also describes:
• reading and ciphering
• “making their manners”
• the different expectations boys and girls had for their future
• settler children’s books, toys, and games