I came to this book as a relative beginner in nature observation, I could pick out the major tree species, but not much more than that. This guide was of tremendous help to me in learning to see relationships between tree types and the soil, exposeur, water, and other plants. The text is focused on Vermont, but I found it very helpful in New Hampshire, and I am sure it would be useful in Maine and New York as well as some of the Great Lakes areas. It is also very beautiful to look at, though some what difficult to read straight through from cover to cover. Take it with you on a hike, or during fly season look at it when you get back.

I hope there are or will be additional books of this type for other areas of the country / world. The authors and artist have set a high standard.

This book has become my ultimate resource guide for where to dine in Boston. I love flipping through the beautifully designed pages. It's extremely informative and gives all the essential details as well as providing a real sense of the ambiance and other less tangible aspects of each restaurant -- makes finding a restaurant a real pleasure! The attention to detail makes a huge difference. I wish I had a guide like this for every city to which I travel. I have given it as a gift to a lot of my friends and they all love it too. It comes out every six months and each edition seems to be more comprehensive than the last.

I have been a faithful reader since the first issue of "Where to Eat". The reviews are detailed and contain all the pieces of information that make choosing the spot for your next meal easy. Anyone who wants to eat out in the Boston area should definitely pick up this publication. As always, great job ladies!

Jewett's short vignettes were dismissed in her lifetime as "mere sketches" of regional life. If you want fast-moving action based plots, these aren't your thing. But the short, loosely interconnected pieces in this collection are wonderful images of a time, place and lifestyle. The domestic world of 19th century women, as well as New England, are painted with a light brush. People interested in early environmentalism/naturalism will find "A White Heron" a depiction of a growing awareness of humanity/nature's interconnectedness.

You may have to read this for a high school or college English course, and if so, read it with the expectation of snapshots of American life that reveal a lot about the author's life, too.

The Wild Horses of Sweetbriar Written by Natalie Kinsey-Warnock Illustrated by Tend Rand.

This lushly illustrated book tells a story sure to enthrall both girls and boys, alike (not to mention their parents...). It is a tale of a harsh winter on a small isolated island in 1903. Will the humans make it through the winter? What about the wild horses? Can ONE little girl make the difference?

The Wild Horses of Sweetbriar is based on a true story that took place on Tuckernuck Island, just off Nantucket, in the winter of 1895. This children's book is frequently used in a home schooling curriculum and there are websites designed to cater to that on the internet.

Whether purchasing this book for your child's reading enjoyment or for educational purposes, The Wild Horses of Sweetbriar is sure to catch your child's interest. Currently Out-of-Print.

Having been totally enthralled by an exhibit of Anna Vojtech's paintings at an art gallery I visited back east, I was excited to learn that she had published this book of reproductions of her work. My husband is an amateur naturalist, and when I told him about the book he was eager to see it because of Ghillean Prance, a famous botanist and extremely interesting writer. So we ordered it.

This book is amazing! The reproductions are so beautiful and rich, and a few of the plants are portrayed in more than one season, so you can see the changes they go through as the seasons progress. The colors are perfect and you practically feel like you're sitting there in the woods with the artist while she paints a lily or trillium. The detail of the paintings (and even more so when you see them in person in a gallery!) is remarkable, intricate, highly skilled -- she's just a really gifted watercolor artist!

Ghillean Prance writes just the sort of text that makes these pictures feel so alive. He discusses some cultural or medicinal uses of the plants, or some folklore behind them, or something else really interesting that comes as a revelation. Dr. Prance is so knowledgable, he makes me want to become a naturalist.

Highly recommended for naturalists, gardeners, art enthusiasts, people interested in plant folklore, and anyone who just enjoys flowers.

I loved the book! As an adult, I enjoyed the story. It was a great portrayal of early life in New England and the underlying theme of change was well done. I envision the book as a great story to be read to young children as well as a wonderful book for a school age child to read. What a great holiday gift this will be!

I love this cookbook. I have had it for over ten years. It has the following sections: Appetizers, Soups, Quick Breads, Salads and Relishes, Vegetables, Main Courses and Desserts. It has great fruit pie recipes. The Blueberry Pie, Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie, Raspberry and Cream Pie, and Apple Pie are some all time favorites. The Broccoli Quiche is delicious as is the Double Corn Muffins. Most recipes have a comment from the author which I always enjoy. I highly recommend this cookbook. I got mine directly from the Wilson Farm Stand in Massachusetts.

Helen Powers' earlier books, especially Winding Roads #1 and The Perfect Prince or just another Frog had me laughing for hours. Winding Roads:Treasures from an Attic in New England offers even more than wit, charm and good humor. With her usual elan and tongue-in-cheek, Ms. Powers offers touching glimpses of the past that seem to slow down the reader and put her in a reflective state, something we all miss in these hurried days. Her writing is sensually rich, so it has the easy ability to acomplish this change in temperament whether we realize it or not as we read.

Take her piece on the joys of a New England summer, and her lovely introduction of the subject of hammocks: "Hammocks are a slow way to travel on a warm afternoon." She then describes her childhood hammock and talks about its way of inviting creative play: "We played in it, on it,over it and under it. It was our train, our house, our boat."
Already the author has us remembering the hammocks or strung out blankets of our own youths, what we wished for in those days gone by, what we hope for still. When she goes on to lament othe lossof creative play in children today, we nod in agreement.Here amidst the hilarity of her animal tales and days in the theatre, there is social commentary to feed the mind as well as the soul.

Everytime I read Helen Powers, I think of how many of my friends and relatives would enjoy her book as I do, like a chat with a good friend over a cup of tea or a summer lemonade. If I win the lottery, I'll put a copy in every nursing home and every high school library in the state.

There are messages for young and old, and for us in between,there is a "Treasure," indeed! I anticipate Helen Powers'Winding Roads trip with enthusiasm.

Images that come to mind when one thinks of New England are rough landscapes, Tiny shingled farm houses and patriots fighting for freedom. But New England history does not stop there. In this book you will see a wide varity of styles that span four hundred years of our countries history, from the 1600s, to the 1940s. A great book to own.