Stories from Where We Live: The North Atlantic Coast (Stories from Where We Live)

By Trudy Nicholson

Netting crabs on the New Jersey shore, ice-boating in Maine, raking for quahogs at low tide along Cape Cod, playing beneath majestic oak trees in Connecticut - these are among the many colorful... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1571316272
• ISBN13: 9781571316271
• Release Date: September 2000
• Publisher: Milkweed Editions
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 8 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 8

Customer Reviews

Regional experiences superbly presented story & poetry.

Stories from Where We Live focuses on regional experiences from dwellers on the North Atlantic coast ages 9 and older, but is recommended in our adult issue because the entire family will relish these stories. From netting crabs on the Jersey shore to outdoors experiences in Delaware, this gathers regional experiences told through stories, poems, and journal entries to provide an inviting collection of tales.

Armchair Traveler Must Have!

This anthology is a collection of stories rooted in the North Atlantic Coast, beginning with Newfoundland. It includes the genres of poetry, short story, fiction and creative non fiction. Intended as a teaching tool for children, I found the book to be compelling in the imagery it evoked, particularly of the sea and its inhabitants, both human and animal.