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Fun Stuff

NEW in the 2008 Catalog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


Celebrating Our Heritage: Traditional Native American Arts & Activities, by Arlette N. Braman.
$12.95/$11.65 members (paper)

Packed with fun and easy projects, recipes, and games. Stories and customs of the early North Americans and their descendants.


Early American Cornhusk Doll Kit.
$9.95/$8.95 members

Kit includes history, materials and instructions to make a cornhusk doll (size of finished kit will vary).


Great Pioneer Projects You Can Build Yourself, by Rachel Dickinson.
$14.95/$13.45 members (paper)

More than twenty-five projects and activities. Build replica sod houses, covered wagons, and create maps. Historical facts, biographies, and projects teach readers about pioneers.


Pick Up Sticks (with cloth bag).
$8.95/$8.05 members

Wooden pick-up sticks with game rules and history.


Rag Doll Kit.
$10.95/$9.85 members

Kit provides history of the rag doll and all of the materials needed to make a "pancake style doll."


Victory Bags - Patrol Pack.
$17.95/$16.15 members

Reproduction messenger bag with the WWII symbol "V" for victory. Functional canvas bag, approximate size 9" wide x 10" tall x 1-1/2" deep at bottom gusset.


World War II Posters: 24 Cards, edited by Florence Leniston.
$6.95/$6.25 members

Each postcard features an image of poster art of World War II and is perforated for removal from book.


American History: playing cards.
$12/$10.80 members

Fifty-two Portraits in American History



American Playing Cards: 1832-1861 (reproduction).
$5.95/$5.35 members

Reproduction playing cards used by fur traders, immigrants, and soldiers.


American Black History: playing cards.
$12/$10.80 members

Fifty-two Portraits of notable Americans



State-by-State Picture Playing Cards of the USA.
$6.60/$5.94 members

Each state card features an illustration and informative caption about the state's history, products, natural beauty, or state capitol.

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American Family Paper Dolls


American Family of 1900-1920: Paper Dolls in Full Color, by Tom Tierney.
$5.95/$5.35members


American Family of the 1890s: Paper Dolls in Full Color, by Tom Tierney.
$6.95/$6.25 members


American Family of the 1950s: Paper Dolls, by Tom Tierney.
$5.95/$5.35 members


American Pioneer Family Paper Dolls, by Tom Tierney.
$6.95/$6.25 members

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Airplane Spotter Playing Cards, World War II.

$6/$5.40 members

A facsimile of a deck first issued in 1943.


Frontiersmen of the Old West Card Game.

$6.50/$5.40 members

An educational card game for the entire family.

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Historic Communities Series (Ages 6-14)
Each $7.95/$7.15 members (paper)


A Child's Day,
by Bobbie Kalman and Tammy Everts.

Stories and activities relating to the daily lives of children.


A One-Room School,
by Bobbie Kalman.

The daily routine of a one-room school.


Pioneer Recipes,
by Bobbie Kalman and Lynda Hale.

Recipes and cookery prepared by pioneers and adapted for today.

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Bison (plush). 11" long x 7" high,
$11.95/$10.75 members


Bison
(plush). 13" long x 9" high,
$13.50/$12.15 members


Coloring Book, Airplanes of the Second World War,
by Carlo Demand.
$3.95/$3.55 members (paper)

Forty-six planes of World War II illustrated with detailed information in the captions, including authentic color schemes.


Going Along the Emigrant Trails, by Barbara Fifer.
$12.95/$11.65 members (paper)

Learn about the journeys of emigrants and what their lives were like when going west to the Oregon Country or California. (Ages 8 ­12)


Nebraska Native Americans: A Kid's Look at Our State's Chiefs, Tribes, Reservations, Powwows, Lore, and More From the Past and the Present,
by Carole Marsh.
$7.95/$7.15 members (paper)

This A to Z look at the American Indians who helped shape our state's history also includes several activities.

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Do-It-Yourself Wooden Kits.
$5.50 each/$4.95 members
Everything you need is included, except the glue.



Barn (finished kit shown)



Covered Wagon
(finished kit shown)


Covered Wagon
(kit)



Farm Windmill
(finished kit shown)

 



Aero Windmill
Model 12-B.
$21.95/$19.75 members

All-metal kit, overall height 17," wheel diameter 5."

cup and ball toy

Cup and Ball Toy

$7.95/$7.15 members

teepee village
Easy-to-Make Plains Indians Teepee Village
, by A. G. Smith.
$4.95/$4.45 members (paper)

Printed in full color on both sides of heavy stock, this model helps children reconstruct a depiction of Indian life and culture. (Ages 5 and up)

fort model
Easy-to-Make Western Frontier Fort
, by A. G. Smith.
$3.95/$3.55 members (paper)

This model of a frontier fort is printed in full color on both sides of heavy stock. (Ages 6 and up)


World War II For Kids: A History With 21 Activities, by Richard Panchyk.
$14.95/$13.45 members (paper)

Activities show children how it felt to live through this period of history.

Jacob's ladder toy
Jacob's Ladder Toy

$8.95/$8.05 members


Meadowlark
(plush with real bird call).
$7.95/$7.15 members

Meadowlarks are found in Nebraska's fields, meadows, and prairies.

My first book
My First Book About Nebraska
, by Carole Marsh.
$7.95/$7.15 members

An introduction to basic state facts, which includes drawing, mazes, coloring pages, and more. (Ages 5-10)


Native American dolls

$70/ $63 members

These dolls, handcrafted by Native American artists, measure 7 1/2 inches tall. Please specify color.


Nebraska "Jography": A Fun Run Through Our State,
by Carole Marsh.
$7.95/$7.15 members

Activities with geography related places and facts. (Ages 8-14)

pocket gide
Nebraska: My First Pocket Guide
, by Carole Marsh.
$6.95/$6.25 members (paper)

Easy-to-use reference guide, 4" x 6". (Ages 8-14)

Peg Top
Peg Top

$4.25/$3.82 members

lanternwagoncannon
Pencil sharpeners: Red Lantern, Conestoga Wagon, Cannon, Windmill, Sewing Maching.

Each $3.50/$3.15 members


Small slate, 7 1/2" x 5 1/2" and slate pencil

$4.90/set/$4.41 members

card game
Squadron Scramble Card Game.

$10/$9 members

An authentic reproduction, originally published in 1942, of a classic rummy-style game. (Ages 7 and up)

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Classic Toys in Tin Boxes
$10.95/$9.85 members


Classic Dominoes.

Full set of double six dominoes.


Fishpond.

Fishermen pegs, fish dice, scoring pencil, stream and pond platform, instructions, and history.

baseball game
Home Baseball Game.

Eight player pegs, two dice, scoring pencil, field platform, instructions, and history.

jacks
Jumbo Jacks.

Ten metal jacks, two rubber balls, and twenty-page handbook.

Marbles
Marbles.

Forty-eight marbles, two large shooters, and twenty-page handbook.

Skip rope
Skip Rope.

Nine-foot skip rope with wooden handles and twenty-page handbook with history and rhymes.

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