For Teachers:

    About Timberrr! A History of Logging in New England (Second Edition)

Age 9-10 (Grade 4) and up. Excellent for enriching studies in Maine history.

With teacher assistance, the numerous illustrations and vignettes make the book valuable for Grade 3 as well.

The book includes a timeline, an extensive glossary, a list of additional reading resources, videos, places to visit, and web sites. 

Enjoy these activities I made: a book scavenger hunt, a word search puzzle,and a vocabulary matching game.

Take a field trip or enjoy a web visit to the Maine Forest and Logging Museum, Bradley, Maine. See the sawmill. View their steam log hauler. 

See some lumbering photos at the Lumberman's Museum in Patten, Maine.

Watch this video to see how a steam log hauler works. 

Enjoy more sites about steam log haulers. Vintage Lombard Log Hauler Photos. Watch my grandfather's movie of "Nina," our family's log hauler.

Visit a historic steam-powered sawmill in California. 

Language Arts, American History, New England History, Economics, Ecology, Geography, Career Preparation, Mathematics, Science and Technology. The book meets several STEM and STEAM requirements.
Download a PDF of Curriculum Connections and a page of Maine Learning Results.