The Gristmill

by Bobbie Kalman

Overview

Early pioneers would travel from far and wide to visit the gristmill for the essential service of having their grain ground. Communities often developed in areas where gristmills had been built. In The Gristmill young readers will find out how the miller produced flour, the staple of life, as well as learn the answers to these questions:
• How does wheat become bread?
• Where was the gristmill located and why was it so crucial to a community?
• What jobs did the miller do?
• What was the source of power and how did it turn the grinding stones?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780865055063
Publisher:	Crabtree Publishing Company
Publication date:	02/28/1991
Series:	Historic Communities Series
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 10.75(h) x 0.16(d)
Lexile:	850L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 11 Years