Author: Virginia M. Wright Publisher: Down East Books ISBN: 0892729473 Category : Cooking Languages : en Pages : 89
Book Description
Commercially harvested only in Maine and parts of Canada, wild blueberries are prized for their intense flavor and color. The Wild Blueberry Book follows the story of these luscious berries as they make their way from the barrens to your table, with some stops along the way for pie-eating contests, baking competitions, and even an annual musical celebrating the culture that has grown up around Maine’s official berry. You’ll meet growers, rakers, beekeepers, processors, winemakers, blueberry queens, and some of the food scientists who are unlocking the secrets behind blueberries’ amazing health benefi ts. Recipes, too!
Author: Walter Staples Publisher: ISBN: Category : Blueberries Languages : en Pages : 212
Book Description
Walter Staples gives a wholistic view of the love affair with blueberries which he shares with the residents of his native state Maine.
Author: Cynthia Lord Publisher: Scholastic Inc. ISBN: 0545700299 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 150
Book Description
This powerful middle-grade novel from the Newbery Honor author of RULES explores a friendship between a small-town girl and the daughter of migrant workers. When Lily's blind dog, Lucky, slips his collar and runs away across the wide-open blueberry barrens of eastern Maine, it's Salma Santiago who manages to catch him. Salma, the daughter of migrant workers, is in the small town with her family for the blueberry-picking season. After their initial chance meeting, Salma and Lily bond over painting bee boxes for Lily's grandfather, and Salma's friendship transforms Lily's summer. But when Salma decides to run in the upcoming Blueberry Queen pageant, they'll have to face some tough truths about friendship and belonging. Should an outsider like Salma really participate in the pageant-and possibly win?Set amongst the blueberry barrens and by the sea, this is a gorgeous new novel by Newbery Honor author Cynthia Lord that tackles themes of prejudice and friendship, loss and love.
Author: Robin K Robbins Publisher: Independently Published ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 48
Book Description
"The Bear in the Blueberry" is a circle story. The sun, the rain, the earth and even the bear "poop" are in the blueberry. Everything is in everything so protect the earth. The book includes a blueberry pancake recipe and three pages of bear facts that surprise even longtime Alaskan residents. The watercolor illustrations are beautiful and whimsical with each bear having his or her own distinct personality.
Author: Robert McCloskey Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 1101654813 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 32
Book Description
What happens when Sal and her mother meet a mother bear and her cub? A Caldecott Honor Book! Kuplink, kuplank, kuplunk! Sal and her mother a picking blueberries to can for the winter. But when Sal wanders to the other side of Blueberry Hill, she discovers a mama bear preparing for her own long winter. Meanwhile Sal's mother is being followed by a small bear with a big appetite for berries! Will each mother go home with the right little one? With its expressive line drawings and charming story, Blueberries for Sal has won readers' hearts since its first publication in 1948. "The adventures of a little girl and a baby bear while hunting for blueberries with their mothers one bright summer day. All the color and flavor of the sea and pine-covered Maine countryside."—School Library Journal, starred review.
Author: Bruce McCune Publisher: ISBN: Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 510
Book Description
"This book can be used to identify macrolichens from Oregon and Washington ... Reasonable coverage for lichens of Idaho and Montana, inland to the Continental Divide, can be expected. Almost all macrolichens known from northern California and southern British Columbia are included as well"--P. viii.
Author: Virginia M. Wright
Author: Walter Staples
Author: Warren A. Hatch
Author: Cynthia Lord
Author: Robin K Robbins
Author: Wild Blueberry Association of North America
Author: Robert McCloskey
Author: Bob Krumm
Author: Wild Blueberry Association of North America
Author: Bruce McCune