New England Today

New England Today

Websites and Books

November 2002

Use these resources to find pictures, facts, and stories about New England and the six states in the region: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Location key:

§ PES = PES Library-Media Center

§ SPL = Southbury Public Library

§ 8 = Internet or electronic database resource

§ : = Online photos or webcam

§ 8 = CD-ROM (PES Computer Lab)

General Information

New England

8Library of Congress, America’s Library. Explore the States - http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/es

Jagendorf, Moritz Adolph. New England beanpot: American folk stories to read and tell. New York: Vanguard Press (1948). (A collection of more than 40 tales about the legendary heroes and heroines, giants, and witches of New England.) [SPL – J 398 JAG]

Krupinski, Loretta. A New England scrapbook: A journey through poems, prose, and pictures. New York: Harper Collins (1994). (Poems, pictures, and explanatory text depict the landscape, climate, and special qualities of New England.) [SPL - J 811 KRU]

Gibbons, Gail. From path to highway: the story of the Boston Post Road. New York: Crowell (1986). (A history of the Boston Post Road from its early days as a series of Indian trails to the present.) [SPL – J 388.1 GIB; PES - J 388.1 GIB]

:Photos of New England - http://www.falle.com/

:New England in Pictures - http://yankeelife.com/

Connecticut

Dunwell, Steve. Connecticut: a scenic discovery. Dublin, NH: Foremost Publ. (1980). [PES 917.46 D]

Fradin, Dennis B. From sea to shining sea: Connecticut. Chicago: Childrens Press. [PES – 974.6 F]

8Internet Public Library. Stately Knowledge: Connecticut - http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/stateknow/ct1.html

Sherrow, Victoria. Celebrate the states: Connecticut. Tarrytown, NY: Benchmark Books. [PES – 974.6 SHE]

8State of Connecticut, ConneCT Kids’ Web Page - http://www.kids.state.ct.us/

8State of Connecticut, General Assembly. Kids’ Page - http://www.cga.state.ct.us/KidsPage/

8State of Connecticut, Dept. of Economic and Community Development. Kids Color Connecticut - http://www.state.ct.us/ecd/kidscolor/index.html

Maine

Fradin, Dennis B. From sea to shining sea: Maine. Chicago: Childrens Press (1994). [SPL – J 974.1 FRA; PES – 974.1 F]

Harrington, Ty. American the beautiful: Maine. Chicago: Childrens Press (1989). (Introduces the state of jagged coastline, mountains, lakes, and dramatic landscapes. ) [SPL – J 974.1 HAR]

8Internet Public Library. Stately Knowledge: Maine - http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/stateknow/me1.html

State of Maine, Secretary of State. Kids’ Page - http://www.state.me.us/sos/kids/

Massachusetts

Fradin, Dennis B. From sea to shining sea: Massachusetts. Chicago: Childrens Press. [PES – 974.4 F]

8Internet Public Library. Stately Knowledge: Massachusetts - http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/stateknow/ma1.html

8State of Massachusetts, Governor. Kids Page - http://www.state.ma.us/gov/funstuff.htm

8State of Massachusetts, Secretary of the Commonwealth. Kids’ Zone - http://www.state.ma.us/sec/cis/ciskid/kididx.htm

Yolen, Jane. Letting Swift River go. (1992) ,Level=Easy , Lexile :
860

New Hampshire

Fradin, Dennis B. From sea to shining sea: New Hampshire. Chicago: Childrens Press (1992). (An overview of the Granite State, introducing its history, geography, industries, sites of interest, and famous people.) [SPL – J 974.2 FRA; PES – 974.2 F]

Hall, Donald. Old home day. San Diego: Browndeer Press (1996). (The story of the growth of a New Hampshire village from pre-history to the bicentennial celebration of its founding.) [SPL - J HALL (ILLUSTRATED)

8Internet Public Library. Stately Knowledge: New Hampshire - http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/stateknow/nh1.html

McNair, Sylvia. American the beautiful: New Hampshire. Chicago: Childrens Press (1991). (An introduction to the geography, history, economy, people, and interesting sites of the Granite State.) [SPL – J 974.2 MCN]

Offinoski, Steve. Celebrate the states: New Hampshire. Tarrytown, NY: Benchmark Books (1999). [PES - 974.2 OFF]

8State of New Hampshire Library. New Hampshire Almanac - http://www.state.nh.us/nhinfo/index.html

Rhode Island

Frandin, Dennis B. From sea to shining sea: Rhode Island. Chicago: Childrens Press (1995). [SPL – J 974.5 FRA; PES – 974.5 F]

Heinrichs, Ann. America the beautiful: Rhode Island. Chicago: Childrens Press (1990). (Introduces the geography, history, government, economy, industry, culture, historic sites, and famous people of the Ocean State. ) [SPL – J 974.5 HEI]

8Internet Public Library. Stately Knowledge - http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/stateknow/ri1.html

Klein, Ted. Celebrate the states: Rhode Island. Tarrytown, NY: Benchmark Books (1999). [PES - 974.5 KLE]

8State of Rhode Island, Secretary of State. Kids’ Page - http://www.state.ri.us/kids_page/index.htm

Vermont

Elish, Dan. Celebrate the states: Vermont. Tarrytown, NY: Benchmark Books (1997). [PES - 974.3 ELI]

Frandin, Dennis B. From sea to shining sea: Vermont. Chicago: Childrens Press. [PES – 974.3 F]

Hausherr, Rosemarie. The one-room schoolhouse at Squabble Hollow. New York: Four Winds Press (1988). [SPL - J 370.19 HAU]

8Internet Public Library. Stately Knowledge - http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/stateknow/vt1.html

McNair, Sylvia. American the beautiful: Vermont. Chicago: Childrens Press (1991). (Introduces the geography, history, government, economy, industry, culture, historic sites, and famous people of Vermont.) [SPL – J 974.3 MCN]

8State of Vermont, Dept. of Libraries, State Emblems - http://dol.state.vt.us/WWW_ROOT/000000/HTML/EMBLEMS.HTML

8State of Vermont, Secretary of State. Kids’ Home Page - http://www.sec.state.vt.us/kids/

:University of Vermont, Proctor Maple Research Center WebCam - http://www.uvm.edu/~pmrc/PMRCCAM.html

:Vermont Daily Panoramas - http://www.vermontdaily.com/panoramas.shtml

Natural Resources

Fish, Animals, and Plants

GENERALLY

:State of Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection Kids Page- http://dep.state.ct.us/burnatr/wildlife/learn/kids.htm

BIRDS

Gibbons, Gail. The puffins are back! New York: Harper Collins (1991). (A simple introduction to the physical characteristics, life cycle, and natural environment of the puffins living off the coast of Maine.) [SPL – J 598.33 GIB]

McMillan, Bruce. A beach for the birds. Boston: Houghton Mifflin (1993). (Discusses the physical characteristics and habits of the endangered Least Terns and describes the Maine beach where they spend the summer and raise their young, alongside their human neighbors.) [SPL- J 598.1 MCM]

:Northeast Utilities. Eagles Online - http://www.nu.com/eagles/eaglevid.asp

BEARS

Fair, Jeff. Blackbear magic for kids. Milwaukee, WI: Gareth Stevens Children’s Books (1991). [PES – 599.74 F]

WHALES

McMillan, Bruce. Going on a whale watch. New York: Scholastic (1992). [SPL – J 599.5 MCMPES – 599.5 McM]

Weller, Frances Ward. I wonder if I’ll see a whale. New York: Philomel (1991). ,Level=Easy , Lexile : NA [PES – E WEL]

SEALS

White, Sandra Verrill. Sterling: the rescue of a baby harbor seal. New York: Crown (1989). (Text and photographs follow the story of an abandoned Harbor seal pup who is rescued and cared for at the New England Aquarium until she is strong enough to return to her natural environment.) [SPL-J 636.9 WHI]

Parks and Mountains

:Acadia National Park, Maine - http://www.nps.gov/acad/

:Mount Desert Island and Acadia National Park - http://www.softech-consulting.com/acadia/

8Mount Washington Observatory. Home Page - http://www.mountwashington.org/index.html

:Mount Washington Webcam Network - http://www.mountwashington.org/cam/index.html

Rivers, Lakes, and Seashores

:Connecticut River Homepage - http://www.bio.umass.edu/biology/conn.river/

:Lake Champlain Land Trust - http://www.lclt.org/

Landmarks

Farber, Norma: As I was crossing Boston Common (1975) ,Level=Easy , Lexile : NA

Fisher, Leonard Everett. To bigotry, no sanction: the story of the oldest synagogue in America. New York: Holiday House (1998). (The history of the oldest Jewish house of worship in the United States, the Touro Synagogue, which was built in Newport, Rhode Island, between 1759 and 1763.) [SPL – YA 296 FIS]

Weitzman, Jacqueline Preiss: You can't take a balloon into the
Museum of Fine Arts (2002) ,Level=Easy , Lexile : NA

Maps

83D Atlas ver. 1.1

8America Alive

8Cities Below: Aerial Atlas of the World

:Color Landform Atlas of the United States - http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/states.html

Connecticut Relief Map - http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/maps1/ct.gif

8National Geographic Society. Map Machine - http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine/

8World Sites Atlas

Road Map of Connecticut – http://www.sitesatlas.com/Maps/Maps/CT1.htm

Road Map of Maine - http://www.sitesatlas.com/Maps/Maps/ME1.htm

Road Map of Massachusetts - http://www.sitesatlas.com/Maps/Maps/MA1.htm

Road Map of New Hampshire - http://www.sitesatlas.com/Maps/Maps/NH1.htm

Road Map of Rhode Island - http://www.sitesatlas.com/Maps/Maps/RI1.htm

Road Map of Vermont - http://www.sitesatlas.com/Maps/Maps/VT1.htm

New England Lifestyles

Seashore and Coastal Life

:Block Island’s New Harbor Webcam - http://www.blockisland.com/webcam/

:Cape Cod Live Cams - http://www.capecodlivecam.com/

Cooney, Barbara. Miss Rumphius. New York: Viking (1982). (Great-aunt Alice Rumphius was once a little girl who loved the sea, longed to visit faraway places, and wished to do something to make the world more beautiful.) [SPL – J PICTURE BOOK C]

Jessup, Harley. Grandma Summer. New York: Viking (1999). (On a visit with Grandma to the old family summer house at the shore, Ben finds both the beach and the house filled with history and treasures waiting to be discovered. ) ,Level=Easy , Lexile : 410 [SPL – J PICTURE BOOK J]

:Saybrook Point, Old Saybrook - http://www.telecamsystems.com/seatowct/

Tresselt, Alvin. Hide and seek fog. New York: Lothrop, Lee, & Shepard. [PES – E TRE]

Weller, Frances Ward. Riptide. New York: Philomel (1990). [PES – E WEL]

Island Life

Cooney, Barbara: Island boy (1988) ,Level=Easy , Lexile : 660

Gibbons, Gail. Christmas on an island. [PES – E GIB]

Lighthouses

Gibbons, Gail. Beacons of light. [PES – 387.1 GI]

Olson, Arielle North: Lighthouse keeper's daughter, The (1987)
,Level=Easy , Lexile : NA (When her father's return to a Maine lighthouse is delayed by a severe storm, Miranda must keep the light going despite brutal weather and her own illness. ) [SPL – J OLSON (Illustrated)]

Perrow, Angeli. Lighthouse dog to the rescue. Camden, ME: Down East Books (2001). (A fictionalized account of how Spot, a springer spaniel living on Penobscot Bay in the 1930's, loves to ring the lighthouse bell, and uses that skill to guide the mailboat safely through a storm.) [SPL – PICTURE BOOK P]Robininson, David. “Lighting the way.” National Parks, July 2000, p. 34. [iConn].

Roop, Peter, and Connie Roop. Keep the light burning, Abbie. Minneapolis, MN: Carolrhoda Books (1985). ,Level=Easy ,
Lexile : 260 (In the winter of 1856, a storm delays the lighthouse keeper's return to an island off the coast of Maine, and his daughter Abbie must keep the lights burning by herself. ) [SPL – JB BURGESS ROO/Beginner Level II]

Vaughan, Marcia K. Abbie against the storm: the true story of a young heroine and a lighthouse. Portland, OR: Beyond Words Pub. (1999). (A fictionalized account of an incident in the life of a fourteen-year-old girl who tends her family's lighthouse during a fierce storm on the coast of Maine in the winter of 1856.) [SPL – J VAUGHAN (Illustrated)]

Jobs and Businesses

Lobstering

Cerullo, Mary M. Lobsters: Gansters of the sea. New York: Cobblehill Books (1994). (Describes the physical aspects, habits, and life cycle of the Maine lobster as well as the activities of New England lobstermen.) [SPL-J 595.1 CER]

McMillan, Bruce. Finestkind O’Day: lobstering in Maine. New York: J.B. Lippincott (1977). [PES - ]

Pallotta, Jerry. Going lobstering. Watertown, MA: Charlebridge Pub. (1990). [PES - ]

Fishing

Matteson, George. Draggermen: fishing on Georges Bank. New York: Four Winds Press (1979). (Follows the activities on board a trawler as it searches for cod, haddock, and yellowtail flounder off the New England coast.) [SPL – J 639.22 MAT]

Scarry, Huck. Life on a fishing boat: a sketchbook. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall (1983). [PES - ]

Farming

Budbill, David: Christmas tree farm (1974) ,Level=Easy , Lexile :
NA

Gibbons, Gail. Milk makers. [PES - 637 GIB]

Gibbons, Gail. The seasons of Arnold’s apple. [E GIB]

Goldreich, Gloria, and Esther Goldreich. What can she be? A farmer. New York: Lothrop, Lee, and Shepard (1976). (Introduces the varied aspects of a career in dairy farming through a description of the daily lives of two sisters who run a dairy farm in Maine.) [SPL – J 637.023 GOL]

Haas, Jessie: Sugaring (1996) ,Level=Easy , Lexile : 380

Haas, Jessie. Hurry! New York: Greenwillow Books (2000). (A young girl helps her grandparents get the hay in before a rainstorm ruins the crop.) [SPL- J PICTURE BOOK H]

Hall, Donald. Lucy’s summer. San Diego: Harcourt Brace (1995). (For Lucy Wells, who lives on a farm in New Hampshire, the summer of 1910 is filled with helping her mother can fruits and vegetables, enjoying the Fourth of July celebration, and other activities.) [SPL – PICTURE BOOK H]

Jaspersohn, William. Cranberries. Boston: Houghton Mifflin (1991). [PES - 634 J]

Lasky, Kathryn. Sugaring time. New York: MacMillan (1983). [PES – 636.6 L]

Kinsey-Warnock, Natalie: Farm of her own, A (2001) ,Level=Easy , Lexile : 970

Parnall, Peter. Winter barn. New York: Macmillan Pub. (1986). (A dilapidated old barn shelters a wide variety of animals, including snakes, porcupines, cats, and a skunk, during the sub-zero winter temperature of Maine, while they wait for the first signs of spring.) [J PARNALL (Illustrated)]

Tripp, Nathaniel. Snow comes to the farm. Cambridge, MA: Candlewicke Press (2001). (During a snowstorm, a farm child goes to the woods to watch the ground turn white, observe animal tracks, and spot an owl gliding through the trees.) [SPL – PICTURE BOOK T]

Weller, Frances Ward. Matthew Wheelock's wall. New York: Macmillan (1992) ,Level=Easy , Lexile : NA (Matthew Wheelock builds a stone wall around his New England fields, and it becomes a symbol for generations of his family.) [SPL- J PICTURE BOOK W]

Logging

Lange, Wilelm. John and Tom. Middlebury, CT: Vermont Life Center (2001). (When John has an accident while cutting logs in the Vermont woods, Tom, the Morgan horse who is his work partner and friend, uses intelligence and strength to rescue him.) [SPL – PICTURE BOOK L]

History

Cobblestone, Vol. 21, No. 7, October 2000 [SPL, iConn].

Benchley, Nathaniel. George, the drummer boy. New York: Harper & Row (1977) ,Level=Easy , Lexile : 490 [SPL – J BEN Beginner Level II]

Benchley, Nathaniel. Sam, the minuteman. New York: Harper & Row. (1969). [SPL – J BEN Beginner Level II]

Berheim, Marc. Growing up in old New England. New York: Crowell-Collier Press (1971). (A fictionalized account of a boy's adventures in early nineteenth-century New England. Illustrated with black and white photographs of twelve youngsters spending the summer at Old Sturbridge Village.) [SPL – J 917.403 BER]

Cocca-Leffler, Maryann: Bus route to Boston (2000) ,Level=Easy , Lexile : NA

Hall, Donald. Ox cart man. [E HAL]

Hochstetter, Nancy. A guide to Connecticut’s town historical markers. Madison, WI: Guide Press Co. (1987). [PES – REF 974.6 T]

Lent, Blair: Molasses flood (1992) ,Level=Easy , Lexile : NA

Mathieu, Joseph. The olden days. New York: Random House (1979). (Text and pictures portray life in a New England village in the early 19th century.) [SPL – J 974 MAT]

:Museum of Science (Boston, MA). Big Dig Archeology - http://www.mos.org/bigdigarch/

Rappaport, Doreen: The Boston coffee party. New York: Harper & Row (1988). [SPL – J RAP Beginner Level II] ,Level=Easy ,
Lexile : 340

People

Native Americans

Calloway, Colin G. Indians of the Northeast. New York: Facts on File (1991). [PES - ]

Koller, Jackie French. Nickommoh. New York: Atheneum (1999). (Describes a typical Narragansett Nickommoh, or harvest celebration, as it has been performed since before the arrival of the first Pilgrims in New England.) Level=Easy , Lexile : NA [SPL-J 394.26 KOL]

Weinstein-Farson, Nancy. The Wampanoag. New York: Chelsea House (1989). [SPL – J 970.004 WEI]

Famous New Englanders

Amstel, Marsha. Sybil Luddington’s midnight ride. Minneapolis, MN: Carolrhoda Books (2000). (The story of Sybil Ludington's ride on horseback to rouse American soldiers to fight against the British who were attacking Danbury, Connecticut during the American Revolution.) [SPL – 973.3 AMS/Beginner Level 2]

Bedard, Michael. Emily. New York: Doubleday (1992). (When a mother and child pay a visit to their reclusive neighbor Emily (Dickinson), who stays in her house writing poems, there is an exchange of special gifts.) [SPL – J BEDARD (Illustrated)]

Westman, Paul. Alan Shepard, the first American in Space. Minneapolis: Dillon Press (1979). (Traces the life of the first American in space from his New England boyhood to his walk on the moon.) [SPL – JB Shepard]

Billings, Charlene W. Christa McAuliffe: pioneer space teacher. Hillside, NY: Enslow Publ. (1986). (Describes the "life before stardom" and selection of a New Hampshire teacher as the first private citizen to go into space, her training as an astronaut, and the shuttlecraft disaster that ended her life.) [SPL – JB McAuliffe]

Regional Stories and Authors

8Connecticut State Library. Connecticut Children’s Book Authors and Illustrators - http://www.cslib.org/childbkauth.htm

DePaola, Tomie. Here we all are. New York: Putnam (2000). (Children's author-illustrator Tomie De Paola describes his experiences at home and in school when he was a boy. ) [SPL – JB DEPAOLA DEP]

DePaola, Tomie. What a year! New York: Putnam (2001). [SPL – JB DEPAOLA DEP]

DePaola, Tomie. On my way. New York: Putnam (2001). (SPL – JB DEPAOLA DEP]

Johnson, D. B.: Henry builds a cabin (2002) ,Level=Easy , Lexile :
NA

8New Hampshire Children’s Authors - http://www.concord.k12.nh.us/schools/kimball/leduc/nhauthors.html

8Rhode Island Children’s Authors and Illustrators - http://users.rcn.com/wwpublib/juv/riauthors.htm

State of Vermont, Department of Libraries, Vermont Authors and Illustrators of Children’s Books - http://dol.state.vt.us/gopher_root5/libraries/cbec/authillus.lis

8Waterloo, ME, Public Library. Maine Writers Index - http://www.waterboro.lib.me.us/maineaut/