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Book: We’re There Rhode Island (2005)by Elizabeth S. Grumbach
The subtitle says it all: Games, Puzzles and Fun Facts for Children as they Explore the Ocean State.
We’re There Rhode Island invites filling in the blanks, map reading, coloring, puzzle solving and (shhhh!) learning.
I loved the colorful layout and kid-friendly approach and language. [...]
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Congratulations are due.
PEN New England honors Elyssa East for Dogtown as best non-fiction set in New England. The relevant part of the press release is below. Just look at the great company that Elyssa is in!
You can see our take on Dogtown, the first inspiring travel literature in our Great American Road Trip Series.
The ceremony [...]
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Destination: New Hampshire
Book: The Good, Good Pig:The Extraordinary Life of Christopher Hogwood, by Sy Montgomery.
Where would we be without librarians? While New England teems with good writing, going back to colonial days, I wanted something contemporary for our visit to New Hampshire. Susan Reiner, a reader who lives in that [...]
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Destination: Maine
Book: The Lobster Chronicles: Life on a Very Small Island by Linda Greenlaw
And don’t forget your musical accompaniment over at Music Road, where Kerry Dexter will introduce you to a Maine fiddler and a list of “storytellers in song” that hail from Maine.
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Destination: Vermont
Book: South of the N. E. Kingdom by David Mamet (a National Geographic Series called Directions)
Destination: Concord, Massachusetts
Site: Henry David Thoreau’s Home
“What is the use of a house if you haven’t got a tolerable planet to put it on?“
The Great American Road Trip
Destination: Connecticut
Movie: Ice Storm (1997) Starring Kevin Kline and Sigourny Weaver, Directed by Ang Lee Filmed in Greenwich, Connecticut.
Valentine’s Day is on a weekend! Perfect excuse to travel.
Last year I talked about my favorite romantic city, romantic book and poetry, hotel, restaurant, etc. in this post. Please take a look because I have not changed my mind. And read on for two East Coast suggestions for this Valentine’s Day (if you can get [...]
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