Author: Karen Bush Gibson Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc. ISBN: 1647397685 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 59
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Celebrate Groundhog Day with this fun introduction for kids ages 6 to 9 Every year on February 2nd, people celebrate Groundhog Day. Tradition says that Punxsutawney Phil, the world's most famous groundhog, can predict when spring will arrive based on whether he sees his shadow when he comes out of his underground burrow. This top choice in Groundhog Day books for kids explains the holiday's history, traditions, and science—and includes interactive activities that encourage kids to celebrate at home or in their communities. Celebratory traditions—Kids will learn what Groundhog Day is and how cultures throughout history have celebrated the coming of spring. Hands-on activities—From making a groundhog mask to baking cookies, find creative activities that encourage kids to get festive. Fun facts and illustrations—Bring Groundhog Day to life for little ones with fascinating facts and colorful pictures that keep them engaged. Get kids excited to learn more about this unique holiday with this Groundhog Day children's book.
Author: Milltown Centennial Committee Publisher: Arcadia Publishing ISBN: 9780738545172 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 132
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Occupying only 1.6 square miles in central New Jersey, the town of Milltown has seen the surrounding area change from rolling farmland into a home from industry, commerce, business and suburban developments. In one hundred years, the town has shared the changes that have come to Middlesex County and yet still maintained that old-fashioned, small-town feeling. Those who have spent their lives here and those who have come to adopt Milltown as their own will find in this book snapshots which together take us on a journey through Milltown's history, from the days of Bergen's Mill and trolley cars, through the arrival and departure of the Michelin Tire Company, and all the way up to the 1960s. The human side of town's rich and diverse history is also well documented, with images of the famous “Milltown tranquilizers,” the diner, and the old swimming hole.
Author: Milltown Centennial Committee Publisher: Arcadia Library Editions ISBN: 9781531627645 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 130
Book Description
Occupying only 1.6 square miles in central New Jersey, the town of Milltown has seen the surrounding area change from rolling farmland into a home from industry, commerce, business and suburban developments. In one hundred years, the town has shared the changes that have come to Middlesex County and yet still maintained that old-fashioned, small-town feeling. Those who have spent their lives here and those who have come to adopt Milltown as their own will find in this book snapshots which together take us on a journey through Milltown's history, from the days of Bergen's Mill and trolley cars, through the arrival and departure of the Michelin Tire Company, and all the way up to the 1960s. The human side of town's rich and diverse history is also well documented, with images of the famous "Milltown tranquilizers," the diner, and the old swimming hole.
Author: Kerri Arsenault Publisher: St. Martin's Press ISBN: 1250155959 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 384
Book Description
Winner of the 2021 Rachel Carson Environmental Book Award Winner of the 2021 Maine Literary Award for Nonfiction Finalist for the 2020 National Book Critics John Leonard Prize for Best First Book Finalist for the 2021 New England Society Book Award Finalist for the 2021 New England Independent Booksellers Association Award A New York Times Editors’ Choice and Chicago Tribune top book for 2020 “Mill Town is the book of a lifetime; a deep-drilling, quick-moving, heartbreaking story. Scathing and tender, it lifts often into poetry, but comes down hard when it must. Through it all runs the river: sluggish, ancient, dangerous, freighted with America’s sins.” —Robert Macfarlane, author of Underland Kerri Arsenault grew up in the small, rural town of Mexico, Maine, where for over 100 years the community orbited around a paper mill that provided jobs for nearly everyone in town, including three generations of her family. Kerri had a happy childhood, but years after she moved away, she realized the price she paid for that childhood. The price everyone paid. The mill, while providing the social and economic cohesion for the community, also contributed to its demise. Mill Town is a book of narrative nonfiction, investigative memoir, and cultural criticism that illuminates the rise and collapse of the working-class, the hazards of loving and leaving home, and the ambiguous nature of toxics and disease with the central question; Who or what are we willing to sacrifice for our own survival?