Birdie's Lighthouse
• Kimberly Bulcken Root
• Deborah Hopkinson
LITERATURE •
2000 •
PAPER
• 32 PAGES
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
A taut, compelling account of one little girl's brave vigil set on Turtle Island, Maine in 1855. Birdie Holland steps in to save the day when her father, the lighthouse keeper, falls ill. For readers ages 4 to 9.
(USE218, $6.99) |
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Blueberries for Sal
• Robert McCloskey
LITERATURE •
1948 •
PAPER
• 69 PAGES
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
A timeless children's classic of Maine in the summertime, winningly illustrated by the great Robert McCloskey. Sal and her mother go blueberry picking but find they must share their berries with a mother bear and baby bear. Intended for children ages 4 to 7, this book is a delight for all ages, especially for parents who remember Sal from their own childhoods.
(USE211, $17.99) |
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Make Way for Ducklings
• Robert McCloskey
LITERATURE •
1998 •
PAPER
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
In this charming Caldecott winner, Mr. and Mrs. Mallard search for the best place to raise a family in Boston, visiting all the popular sights, before settling on a nice island in the St. Charles River. Originally published in 1941, the line of ducks marching proudly through the city has made an impression on generations of youngsters.
(BOS25, $18.99) |
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Miss Rumphius
• Barbara Cooney
LITERATURE •
1985 •
PAPER
• 32 PAGES
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
Miss Rumphius travels the world over the course of the years, but in the end, she learns the importance of making the world a better place. A children's story about the value of beauty and wisdom, with fine illustrations. For ages 4-8.
(GEN207, $7.99) |
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One Morning in Maine
• Robert McCloskey
LITERATURE •
1976 •
HARD COVER
• 64 PAGES
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
This is McCloskey's charming sequel to Blueberries for Sal, in which Sal loses her tooth, digs for clams and crosses to the mainland in a motorboat. It's a beguiling book, sure to leave young readers clamoring, as Sal does, to eat "CLAM CHOWDER FOR LUNCH!"
(USE212, $17.99) |
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Time of Wonder
• Robert McCloskey
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •
1957 •
PAPER
• 63 PAGES
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
The captivating tale of two girls on vacation in Maine by the author of Blueberries for Sal, One Morning in Maine and (of course!) Make Way for Ducklings. It won the Caldecott Medal in 1958. Few books capture the daily drama of the change of weather, from sun to fog to hurricane (!) so endearingly. McCloskey's trilogy of Maine books grew directly our of the experiences of his family at their island home in Penobscot Bay Maine. Geared for youngsters 4-8.
(USE328, $19.99) |
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What the Sea Left Behind
• Mimi Gregoire Carpenter
FIELD GUIDE •
1991 •
PAPER
• 32 PAGES
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
This beautiful picture book depicts the many kinds of sea life, pebbles and rubble that can wash up on the beach in Maine. An illustrated survey of the intertidal zone for kids ages 5-7.
(USE216, $10.95) |
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Calico Bush
• Rachel Field
LITERATURE •
1998 •
PAPER
• 224 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
First published in 1931 and long-beloved, this is the story of a French orphan in the New World who must indenture herself to a Maine family in exchange for food and shelter. Appropriate for readers aged 9 to 12.
(USE214, $5.99) |
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Eyewitness American Revolution
• Stuart Murray
HISTORY •
2005 •
HARD COVER
• 64 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
The colonial era and American Revolution get the Eyewitness highly visual treatment in this book, which reveals not only the political climate of the times but also the prevailing fashions, foodstuffs and dwellings. Of course the founding fathers figure large. Recommended for kids ages 9-12.
(USA40, $16.99) |
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If You Lived at the Time of the American Revolution
• Kay Moore
• Daniel O'Leary
HISTORY •
1998 •
PAPER
• 80 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
One in Scholastic's nonfiction series about daily life and customs throughout history, this one focusing on the eastern seaboard of the U.S. in the second half of the 18th century. With colorful illustrations and the kinds of interesting facts that draw young readers in. Ages 9-12.
(USA41, $6.99) |
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Island Boy
• Barbara Cooney
LITERATURE •
1991 •
PAPER
• 40 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
The coming-of-age tale of a 19th-century boy, who left his island home off the coast of Maine, to seek his fortune as a sailor, before returning to the island to marry and settle down. It's a beautifully illustrated tribute to the solace of a country home, particularly suitable for readers 10 and under.
(USE219, $6.99) |
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Project Puffin, How We Brought Puffins Back to Egg Rock
• Pete Salmansohn
• Stephen Kress
NATURAL HISTORY •
1999 •
PAPER
• 40 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
Biologist Stephen Kress describes how he and his "puffineers" saved the puffins of Maine in this introduction to bird conservation for readers ages 8 to 12. Winningly illustrated with photographs of puffins.
(USE221, $7.95) |
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Stories from Where We Live, The North Atlantic Coast
• Sara St. Antoine
• Paul Mirocha
• Trudy Nicholson
LITERATURE •
2004 •
PAPER
• 290 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
A substantial anthology of writings about this North American ecoregion, from Newfoundland south to Delaware -- wonderfully useful as a young person's guide to people, nature and place. It includes Native American myths, historical accounts and modern short stories, as well as black-and-white drawings and maps. Ages 9 to 14.
(USE252, $10.95) |
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The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
• Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
• Christopher Bing
LITERATURE •
2001 •
HARD COVER
• 40 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
A beautifully illustrated edition of Longfellow's classic poem, featuring scratchboard engravings, maps and facsimile documents (including Revere's own deposition describing his ride). For children 7 to 10.
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Where Was Patrick Henry on the 29th of May?
• Jean Fritz
• Margot Tomes
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
1997 •
PAPER
• 48 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
If only all colonial historians possessed Jean Fritz's flair for characterization, we'd probably think the Stamp Act was the most interesting thing ever. Fritz turns her hand to the life of the orator Patrick Henry, who grew up poor in Virginia and rose high enough to say "Give me liberty, or give me death." Ages 9-12.
(USA43, $6.99) |
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Will You Sign Here, John Hancock?
• Jean Fritz
• Margot Tomes
• Trina Schart Hyman
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
1999 •
PAPER
• 48 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
Favorite children's author Jean Fritz gamely tells the story of John Hancock. A cheerful, unsanctimonious biography of the man who so boldly signed the Declaration of Independence for middle school readers.
(USA42, $6.99) |
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The Sign of the Beaver
• Elizabeth George Speare
LITERATURE •
1984 •
PAPER
• 144 PAGES
• YOUNG ADULTS
A young adult classic. Thirteen-year-old Matt, on his own in the wilds of colonial Maine, learns about friendship and bravery from a young Indian boy. Elizabeth George Speare is among our finest writers of historical fiction for young adults, and this book is a textured, vivid portrait of Maine of long ago. For readers 10 and up.
(USE222, $6.99) |
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