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National book reviews by Amy Lou Jenkins

Native American Trail Marker Trees: Marking Paths Through the Wilderness

Native American Trail Marker Trees: Marking Paths Through the Wildernessby Dennis Downes with Neal Samors, Chicago’s Book Press, 2011.One of...
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Beginning Birdwatcher's Book (with stickers for kids)

Beginning Birdwatcher's Book: With 48 Stickers, by Sy Barlowe, Dover Publications, 2000, 32 pages, ages 9-12Although this easy-to-read, fact...
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The summer reading lists missed some essential literature: Orion

Best summer reading: The lists have been published. NPR, O magazine, The NY Times, andmany more media outlets have told you their fine ideas about...
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Review: Green Wise Kids

Green Wise Kids, by Jean A. Gagnon Clausen (contributing authors Michel C Tigan and Lawrence E Clausen),. Beaver’s Pond Press, 2010, 40 pages...
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The Essential Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson: Why are they essential?

The Essential Writings of Ralph Waldo EmersonBy Ralph Waldo Emerson, Modern Library; 2000 Modern Library Pbk. Ed edition, 560 pages. (Emerson&rsquo...
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A best winter read: Indian Creek Chronicles: A Winter Alone in the Wilderness

Indian Creek Chronicles: AWinter Alone in the Wilderness, by PeteFromm, Picador.Readers have shown interest in the role of wilderness in coming of...
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If you are not too old to change, read The Nature of College

  • The Nature of College
  • January 10, 2011
TheNature of College: How a New Understanding of Campus Life Can Change the World, by James J Farell, Milkweed Editions, 2010, 312 pages.College...
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Locavore roots revealed in Bob Swann bio: On Gandhi’s Path

  • Bob Swann
  • January 9, 2011
Environmentalists have been getting accustomed to the feel of the new word “locavore” in their mouth: the idea of finding food close to...
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Silence of the Songbirds

Silence of the Songbirds: How We Are Losing the World's Songbirds and What We Can Do to Save Them, by Bridget Stutchbury, Harper Perennial,...
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Wild with Child: Adventures of Families in the Great Outdoors

Wild with Child: Adventures of Families in the Great Outdoors, edited by Jennifer Bove΄, Solas House, 2010, 215 pages.Twenty-six outdoor writers,...
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