Little Maid of Provincetown  •  Alice Turner Curtis  •  Wuanita Smith LITERATURE •  1997 •  PAPER  • 224 PAGES • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12) One in a series of novels about colonial American girls, this book follows an eight-year-old patriot and Cape Cod native as she carries an important letter on the minutemen's behalf. Ages 9-12. (USE276, $9.95)
Looking for Red  •  Angela Johnson LITERATURE •  2002 •  HARD COVER  • 128 PAGES • YOUNG ADULTS An acclaimed novel about bereavement, set in a Cape Cod town. The sea is at the center of the story, for Mike's brother red disappears into it. Ages 10-14. (USE278, $15.95)
The Race to Save the Lord God Bird  •  Phillip Hoose NATURAL HISTORY •  2004 •  HARD COVER  • 208 PAGES • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12) An engaging and well-researched history of the ivory-billed woodpecker, and the struggles surrounding its survival. It's a suspenseful and entertaining book about modern conservation and environmental issues for middle-school readers, featuring John James Audubon and others. The bird, only recently rediscovered, once ranged across the southeastern United States. With black-and-white photographs throughout. (BRD30, $21.00)
Seabird  •  Holling C. Holling LITERATURE •  1978 •  PAPER  • 61 PAGES • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12) Whether you're at the coast or on the ocean, this children's book is excellently appropriate reading. An illustrated classic, it follows the history of American seafaring through the eyes (and adventures) of a carved ivory gull. Across four generations and around the world, by whaler, clipper, steamer and airplane, the gull witnesses life at sea. Ages 9-12. (OCE79, $11.95)
Whaling Days  •  Carol Carrick  •  David Frampton HISTORY •  1993 •  PAPER  • 40 PAGES • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8) A portrait of coastal New England in the heyday of the whaling industry, illustrated with woodcut prints by David Frampton. The text is simple. Ages 4-8. (OCE80, $7.95)