The North Atlantic Coast (Stories from Where We Live) [Hardcover]

Sara St. Antoine (Editor)

Book Description

Age Level: 8 and up | Series: Stories from Where We Live

Netting crabs on the New Jersey shore, ice-boating in Maine, raking for quahogs at low tide along Cape Cod, playing beneath majestic oak trees in Connecticut - these are among the many colorful encounters with nature captured in Stories from Where We Live. For centuries, people have learned about the animals, plants, and places around them from stories passed from generation to generation. This book, the first in a series that will cover the eco-regions of North America, tells about life along the shore from Nova Scotia to Delaware using stories, poems, and excerpts from journals and memoirs. For many kids, a love of nature begins with stories. This book connects kids with estuaries and cranberry bogs, fishermen and Indians, stories of adventure and great places and wild lives. It inspires them to explore, observe, ponder, and protect the place they call home.

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

Gr. 5-8. The first volume in the new series Stories from Where We Live, this anthology presents stories, essays, folktales, journal entries, songs, and poems inspired by the places and people of the North Atlantic coast, from Newfoundland to Delaware. Notable authors represented include Henry David Thoreau, Farley Mowatt, and Nikki Giovanni, but relatively unknown writers contributed some of the most effective selections. For example, Jeff W. Bens' memorable story "The Legend of Big Claw," which takes places on Black Island in Rhode Island, tells of the capture of a legendary lobster. Put on display in the lobster tank of a seafood restaurant, Big Claw soon makes his escape, aided by sympathetic locals. Ink drawings illustrate many of the selections. Reflecting themes in the writing, the pictures most often focus on elements of the natural world. This attractive anthology will be of particular interest to those who live in the North Atlantic region. Carolyn Phelan
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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Hardcover: 252 pages
• Publisher: Milkweed Editions; 1st edition (September 22, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1571316272
• ISBN-13: 978-1571316271
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #921,276 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Armchair Traveler Must Have!, October 17, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The North Atlantic Coast (Stories from Where We Live) (Hardcover)

This anthology is a collection of stories rooted in the North Atlantic Coast, beginning with Newfoundland. It includes the genres of poetry, short story, fiction and creative non fiction. Intended as a teaching tool for children, I found the book to be compelling in the imagery it evoked, particularly of the sea and its inhabitants, both human and animal.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Regional experiences superbly presented story & poetry., January 4, 2001

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This review is from: The North Atlantic Coast (Stories from Where We Live) (Hardcover)

Stories from Where We Live focuses on regional experiences from dwellers on the North Atlantic coast ages 9 and older, but is recommended in our adult issue because the entire family will relish these stories. From netting crabs on the Jersey shore to outdoors experiences in Delaware, this gathers regional experiences told through stories, poems, and journal entries to provide an inviting collection of tales.