Maine Books

Keefer has gone to a great deal of work in publishing this work. It is a little known history of world war II. He has interviewed many of the men and women that served in the CAP during the war. It is evident that they gave their all in this important time in our nations history. I would recommend it as easy and interesting to read.

Another beautiful collection of poetry from Ken Nye. He shares his thoughts, memories and love of family with maturity and wisdome. Ken Nye writes with powerful images allowing the reader to fully experience his poems.

A reader from Newburyport: This was both a fun and a great learning book.This book presents interesting, sometimes obscure facts about Maine. Subjects covered include historical figures, legends, geography, wildlife, stories, and other little known facts about the state. You can learn a lot by reading it and another interesting feature is that the book is designed so that you can also use the book to play a family or group trivia game! A great book for adults, young readers, or teachers.

My kids can't wait for the next sories. They just happen to be around the right ages. They seem to relate to Garth and Elizabeth. I love the stories because they have such subtle messages but they are picked up on by the kids. Somewhere somehow the book deals with kids things that are on their level.
I never have to worry about them reading something too weird, and there are always thought provoking situations that we can discuss.
Thanks

There is no other way to describe this book other than beautiful. I don't really have a green thumb, but I do like visiting the state of Maine and the photographs in this book were magnificent. The colors were absolutely stunning. The writing was also well-done. There were lots of gardening tips and practical ideas for the gardening enthusiast. I was impressed.

This book is an invaluable guide for garden lovers who want to travel in Maine. I plan to give it to all my summer visitors!

George Magoon may not be particularly well known outside of specific regions in Maine, but readers will recognize him as an embodiment of distinctive character types: folk hero, trickster, local character, and wisecracker. This highly readable book shows why Magoon and a number of similiar characters from backwoods Maine deserve greater consideration within the wider scope of American history. Ives first documents Magoon's life history through the actual stories told by relatives of Magoon and through conventional historical resources, and he also situates the biography within the context of Maine's social history, particularly as it pertains to the legislation and enforcement of wildlife protection policies over 100 years ago. Ives then presents his readers with vivid and often highly entertaining stories about Magoon, many of which still remain vibrant within the oral traditions of Down Easters. The book then discusses similiar stories about Wilbur Day and Calvin Graves, two other woodsmen who also ran afoul of the law as it was enforced by game wardens one hundred years ago. Ives completes the book with an insightful and well-argued conclusion that brings together the disparate stories and historical figures by showing how the narratives can be read in relation to wider patterns of social tension and cultural change that ensued after the passage of laws that restricted hunting and trapping. The various participants in the "game war" and the specific stories are interesting in and of themselves, but Ives masterfully demonstrates how the particular examples can be read to reveal a wider understanding of the social history of wildlife management in America.

I had the immense pleasure of meeting both Pete Salmansohn and Steven Cress this summer at the Audubon camp on Hog Island, Maine. They are both dedicated naturalists and educators. They realize the future of the birds, and nature in general, lies with the youth of today. Although this book is geared towards grades 3 - 6, I teach honors zoology to juniors and seniors in high school. I find the activities are highly adaptable. I learned so much myself just by reading the teacher's background information. I highly recommend this book and the companion book "Project Puffin: How We Brought Puffins Back to Egg Rock" byt the same authors. And, if you are lucky enough, get the video "Fish out of Water" which shows the actual Puffin restoration process.

I have visited Gorham, Maine and seen the 200+ year old farm that has been in a cousin's family for all of that time. I've visited the cemetery and seen the graves of my great-great-great grandparents. And towards the back of the book is a school photo of classmates from the 1920s - including some of my cousins! Very fun find.

The Grand Masters Of Main Gardening: And Some Of Their Disciples by horticultural and gardening expert Jane Lamb reveals and showcases "tips, tricks and techniques" applied by Maine's premier gardeners. Additionally, Lamb includes a veritable compendium of advice drawn from more than twenty years of interviews with Maine's most outstanding gardeners, horticultural pioneers, and landscape architects. Here is a compendium based upon decades of experience in making things grow in Maine soil and with Maine climates. Also included is a fascinating tour through exquisite private gardens, specialized nurseries and popular public gardens. Enhanced with almost seventy impressive full-color photographs, The Grand Masters Of Maine Gardening is a "must" for regional gardeners in the North East, but will also prove to be of immense interest to dedicated horticulturists and gardening enthusiasts anywhere else in the country.