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ATLANTIC COASTAL EXPERIENCE
For Kids
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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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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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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