BOOKS

Timberrr! A History of Logging in New England

12 Willows Press, 2025

"It's fantastic!"

This book vividly describes logging history and methods in New England from colonial times to the development of modern forestry, and concludes with thought-provoking issues about the future of our forests.

For ages 8 to adult

Trouble in Nathan's Woods

Maine Authors Publishing, 2023

"...hooked from page one."

A mystery in a lumber camp in northern New Hampshire during the First World War.

for ages 8-12

Cyrus Field's Big Dream: The Daring Effort to Lay the First Transatlantic Telegraph Cable

Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Publishing House, 2018

"An inspiring portrait of a man with a dream and his steadfast determination to achieve it." Kirkus Reviews

For ages 10 to adult

A NSTA Best STEM Book

Captain Mac: The Life of Donald Baxter MacMillan, Arctic Explorer

Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Publishing House, 2010

The adventurous life story of a man who explored and researched the Arctic and Subarctic and its peoples for nearly 50 years.

Winner of National Outdoor Book Award and other honors.

For ages 10 to adult

Timberrr…A History of Logging in New England

Millbrook Press, 2003 (Lerner Publishing Group)

This book vividly describes logging history and methods in New England from colonial times to the development of modern forestry.

For ages 8 to adult

A Lupine Award Honor Book

This edition of TIMBERRR is out of print, but there may be a few new or used copies available on Amazon. Updated edition published November 2025 (see above)

Ice Country: One Boy's Adventure in the Arctic with Commander Donald MacMillan

Cricketfield Press. Imprint of Picton Press, 1995
Softcover, 1997

A historical novel of a fifteen-year-old boy who joins the crew of an Arctic expedition in the summer of 1950.

For ages 9 to 14

This novel is no longer available.

Women’s Suffrage: “We Will Vote”

Rosen Publishing: Readers' Theater: Exploring History Through Plays, 2019.
[Reprinted from Cobblestone magazine]

This play focuses on the 1848 Seneca Falls convention, and is easy for schools and youth groups to perform.

For grades 4-8

A “Cool” Inventor: Frederick McKinley Jones Invents Refrigeration

Rosen Publishing: Readers' Theater: Exploring History Through Plays, 2019
[Reprinted from Cobblestone magazine]

Frederick McKinley Jones invented air-cooling units for trucks. The play is easy for schools and youth groups to perform.

For grades 4-8