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Robert McCloskey
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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Centerburg Tales, More Adventures of Homer Price
• Robert McCloskey
LITERATURE •
1951 •
HARD COVER
• 191 PAGES
Seven further tales again starring the endearing Homer Price, as winningly illustrated and engaging as the original, this time featuring Grandpa Hercules. All Homer's adventures are set in Centerburg, a fictional but recognizably New England town. "For ages 8-12.
(USE296, $18.99) |
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Homer Price
• Robert McCloskey
LITERATURE •
1943 •
HARD COVER
• 146 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
The first book in McCloskey's endearing the Homer Price series, this collection including the wonderfully illustrated tale of a wildly malfunctioning doughnut machine. This unassuming boy also manages to foil a bank robbery (with the help of his pet skunk). All Homer's adventures are set in Centerburg, a fictional but recognizably New England town. For ages 8-12.
(USE295, $16.99) |
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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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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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