With style, wit, authority, and a mad love for plants, C. L. Fornari has written the ultimate guide for those who want to cultivate gardens in the unique conditions of Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket. Since the first edition of this book was publishing ten years ago, it has been a steady seller, embraced by plant-lovers as the definitive book on the subject. In the sea-sculptured lands of southeastern New England, gardening is largely determined by sandy soils, moist off-ocean air, cool springtime temperatures, and wind. The Cape Cod Garden addresses the challenges posed by these lovely coastal landscapes and diverse growing conditions, providing hundreds of how-to tips for the gardener and home landscaper. Fornari offers practical information on choosing, planting, and maintaining trees, shrubs, perennials, annuals, and fruits and vegetables. Here too are the least toxic ways to deal with pests and diseases, and a complete listing of plants recommended for the area. For beginners and experts alike, The Cape Cod Garden is an invaluable guide to the pleasures and challenges of gardening by the sea.

The Cape Cod Garden

Fornari, C.L.

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Commonwealth Editions

Boston Sports Firsts

Finnegan, Owen

This board book about Boston from the creator of the bestselling "Journey Around" series, Martha Day Zschock, follows a parent and child duck as they explore the state capital of Massachusetts and New England's largest city. From Beacon Hill to the Old North Church, they learn about the city's history. They visit museums, run in the marathon, and eat some great New England food at Quincy Market. Of course, they cheer for New England's wonderful and winning sports teams! Whether riding on the T, watching the duck boats, or enjoying July 4th fireworks, our feathered tour guides will remind children and parents (and grandparents) of a great visit to Boston. For ages 2-5. Made in the USA.

Hello, Boston!

Children's Books

Zschock, Martha Day

Animals

After Commonwealth Editions best-selling author Martha Day Zschock created ten books for the "Journey Around" series, she focused her trademark artistry, whimsy, and feeling for place and created a new board book series about favorite places in New England and beyond. Hello, Cape Cod! takes children and the parents who read to them along Cape Cod, with its many fun and sometimes tasty attractions. A resident of Orleans on Cape Cod and a former third-grade teacher in the Barnstable school system, Zschock is perfectly tuned in to what young people find most engaging in her own backyard. For ages 2-5.

Hello, Cape Cod!

Growing Up & Facts of Life

Welcome to Maine! Parent and child moose tour Maine in best-selling author-illustrator Martha Day Zschock's Hello! board book series for children. In Hello, Maine! join the pair as they explore the rocky coastline to the heights of Katahdin―the highest mountain in the region. Along the way they visit lighthouses, see tidal pools, fish for lobsters, and dig for clams. They drive the coast in an old pickup truck, sail from island to island, and camp out under the stars. Little children and their parents will love this beautifully-illustrated view of Maine! For ages 2-5. Made in the USA.

Hello, Maine!

In this board book from best-selling children's author-illustrator Martha Day Zschock, a parent and child eagle explore our Nation's Capital. This is a short tour of the great sites for very young children, who are treated to a personal visit to the White House, a look at the majestic Capitol Building, and a walk up the Washington Monument. Other great sites are here to explore as well, including the National Air and Space Museum and, of course, the zoo. Welcome to Washington, D.C.! Parent and child Eagles tour our nation's capital in best-selling author-illustrator Martha Day Zschock's Hello! board book series for children. In Hello, Washington, D.C.!

Hello, Washington DC!

Welcome to Vermont! Parent and child bears tour Vermont in best-selling author-illustrator Martha Day Zschock's Hello! board book series for children. In Hello, Vermont! join the pair as they ski the slopes, collect maple syrup, and hike the Long Trail. Along the way they milk dairy cows, go fishing, kayak on the rivers and lakes, and even see Champ―the monster of Lake Champlain! All the treasures of Vermont are here, from covered bridges to hills dappled with fall foliage. For ages 2-5. Made in the USA.

Hello, Vermont!

Author Ed Shankman and illustrator Dave O'Neill turn their attention to Vermont and one of that state's great legends: Champ, the "Monster" of Lake Champlain. Champ is seen through the eyes of a likable tomboy, who sets out from her favorite spot by a maple tree and finds herself by the lakeshore. She meets Champ, who turns out to be a very kid-friendly monster―inviting the girl to sit on his head and ride with him through the Vermont countryside. Together, these unlikely friends dash past farms and mills and over covered bridges, meet some cows, eat some maple syrup-covered cheese, and eventually return to the girl's favorite maple tree. The charming story ends as it began: "If you come to Vermont / Near a lake called Champlain, / And you cut through the woods / On an old country lane, There's a chance you will see / My friend Champ and me / Playing happy and free / By the old maple tree."

Champ and Me by the Maple Tree: A Vermont Tale (Shankman & O'Neill)

Shankman, Ed

Science Fiction & Fantasy

"No one knows the maritime history of the Northeast any better than Jeremy D'Entremont, and with this small volume he begins a series of histories about the shipwrecks, lighthouses, and sea heroes of New England. The book begins with the hurricane of 1635, one of the worst recorded hurricanes in regional history, and the ship Angel Gabriel, which sank at anchor off of Pemaquid during the hurricane. Other accounts include a 1710 wreck at Boon Island which, in its day, was as sensational as ""Mutiny on the Bounty."" Four men were killed and the remaining two dozen had to resort to extraordinary measures to survive. Also here are the Penobscot Expedition, America's worst naval defeat until Pearl Harbor; a famous circus ship that foundered off Vinalhaven in 1836; and the mysterious explosion of a motorboat in 1941, which killed all 34 people on board. D'Entremont's authoritative history and skillful storytelling are illustrated by archival black-and-white photographs and etchings. "

Great Shipwrecks of the Maine Coast (Maritime)

D’Entremont, Jeremy

Travel

Author John Morris is the grandson of a Gloucester dory fisherman who was lost at sea in the 1930s, at the very end of the great age of sail. Haunted by his grandfather's death, Morris spent more than ten years researching the lives of these hardy souls who set off from schooners in sturdy rowboats to fish the banks off the New England coast. This detailed narrative boils down to the finest, most complete chronicle of the lives of Gloucester fishermen in the time of sail. It begins at a time when men stood side by side along a schooner's rail dropping baited hand lines to the seabed below. Then, in the middle of the 19th century, came dory fishing, and the skipper of a schooner could disperse upwards of a dozen one- and two-man dories over many miles of open ocean. Each dory could lay as much as a mile of baited line across the seabed below, and with this change in technology the catch increased and Gloucester emerged as North America's premier fishing port. Countless millions of fish were caught; over five thousand men were lost. One of Gloucester's greatest maritime historians, Joseph E. Garland, writes in his foreward that Morris's work is ""absolutely authoritative"" and ""a masterpiece that's been waiting for generations to be told.""

Alone at Sea: Gloucester in the Age of the Dorymen, 1623-1939

History

Morris,John

Americas

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