Books & Stationery

Between the first shots fired at Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861, to Lee's surrender at Appomattox Courthouse on April 9, 1865, the nation was irrevocably changed, as were the lives of the soldiers and civilians who lived through the war. This is an...

With information about the state's animals, plants, regions, food, people, customs and fun places to visit, this tribute to Maine is the perfect gift for vacationers and residents alike. The warm, bright illustrations highlight the many delights to be...

This book is the perfect companion for every vegetable gardener - even those who have never touched a trowel and wouldn't know mulch from mud! The practical advice presented in the Vegetable Gardener's Handbook demystifies gardening by providing the...

Need something not too big or small? This notebook’s size is sure to accommodate your writing and storage needs.Tough, yet flexible Field-Flex cover with rounded corners conforms to any packNickel-plated, rust-resistant staplesArchival-grade and...

A beloved picture book from two-time Caldecott Medal award-winner Sophie Blackall that transports readers to the seaside in timeless, nautical splendor. Watch the days and seasons pass as the wind blows, the fog rolls in, and icebergs drift by. Outside,...

For hundreds of years, the most popular books in the Western world next to the Bible were bestiaries, fanciful encyclopedias collecting all of human knowledge and mythology about the animal kingdom. In these pages, eagles and elephants lived next to...

This charming picture book teaches young children what it would be like to be an ant by starting on the outside of the anthill and working its way deeper in with each turn of the page. Providing a secret look inside of an anthill, the book also features...

Backpack Explorer: Bird Watch invites budding naturalists to head outside for a walk - in the woods, a park or right in their backyard - to spot feathered friends. The book leads kids through the basics of birding, from identifying common birds to...

New England is so compact that even casual visitors can sample its diverse history in just a short time. But travelers and residents alike can also pass right by historic buildings, landscapes and iconic objects without noticing them. New England's...

During the 1950s and '60s, writers E.B. White and Edmund Ware Smith carried on a long correspondence by letter, despite living only a few miles apart on the coast of Maine. Often the letters were written from one or the other while they were traveling,...

From the craftsman behind the popular YouTube channel Primitive Technology comes a practical guide to building huts and tools using only natural materials from the wild. John Plant, the man behind the channel, Primitive Technology, is a bonafide YouTube...

A simple, fully-illustrated introduction to backyard nature comes packaged with a sturdy magnifying glass, a portable nature ID chart and an activity poster. Armed with a magnifying glass and an innate sense of curiosity, any child can be a nature...

What is it about lighthouses that make them bastions of spiritual activity? Built for strength and permanence, they are nonetheless vulnerable, protecting lives yet isolated and remote. Unforgiving of human frailty, these outposts inevitably become the...

Long the dominant icon embodying the spirit of America's frontier past, the image of the cowboy no longer stands alone as the ultimate symbol of independence and self-reliance. The great canvas of the western landscape-in art, books, film-is today shared...

Worried about ever-rising fuel bills and longing for the day when you can be off-grid and independent? Anxious about the quality of the food you eat and planning to go organic? Yearning to get back to the way it was but don't know where to start? This...

Stars offers a straightforward guide to what we know and how we know it - from the Big Bang to star nurseries and to the beginnings of life on planet Earth. Find out why you can't draw a diagram of the solar system to scale, discover how gravity holds...

Images of hedgehogs, snails, mushrooms and other woodland motifs adorn the cover of this charming journal. 160 lightly lined writing pages for personal reflection, sketching or jotting down favorite quotes and poems Acid-free archival-quality paper...

White Pine by Andrew Vietze is a compelling and surprising page-turner. The history of the ubiquitous pine tree is wrapped up with the history of early America - and in the hands of a gifted storyteller becomes a compelling read, almost an adventure...

There once was a bear, a moose and a beaver who were the best of friends, though they often disagreed. So when the three friends go canoeing together one sunny day, it doesn't take long for them to start quarreling with one another. First, they can't...

Through a hole in the book's cover, an owl invites you inside to meet a majestic tree and all its forest inhabitants during the changing seasons. With clever peekaboo holes throughout, each page reveals a new set of animals playing and living in the...