Shelf Space: What’s New at the Harvard Public Library, 7/10/26
New for Children They Call Me No Sam! by Drew Daywalt Meet Sam, an insolent pug and incidental hero who will stop at nothing…
Shelf Space: What’s New at the Harvard Public Library, 5/22/15
New for Children Fork-Tongued Charmers by Paul Durham Rye O’Chanter was shocked to discover that her father was the leader of the notorious band…
It’s Only Natural: The midnight mating of spotted salamanders
Note: This article was originally published in the April 18, 2008, issue of the Press. Spotted salamanders are the largest members of the “mole”…
Shelf Space: What’s New at the Harvard Public Library, 5/1/15
New for Children Pomelo’s Big Adventure by Ramona Badescu The latest story featuring the intrepid, long-nosed, pink pachyderm of “Pomelo Begins to Grow” finds…
Reflections: Committing the same old gardening crimes
If there were gardening police, I would have been apprehended multiple times over the years as a repeat offender. Actually, I could have pleaded…
Wingin’ It: Birds of springtime
A juvenile bald eagle. (Courtesy photo) As I began to write this column April 10, we still had ice on our pond. By this…
Shelf Space: What’s new at the Harvard Public Library, 4/17/15
New for Children Mrs. Rapscott’s Girls by Elise Primavera Fans of Mary Poppins will love this tale of a boarding school for children of…
It’s Only Natural: Doctrine of Signatures
Wild ginger, Asarum caudatum. (Photos by Mary Holland) Long before modern medicine, finding cures for ailments was done by trial and error. People turned…
Reflections: My dream job in a bookshop
As a kid, whenever I was asked that annoying question, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” I had a ready…
It’s Only Natural: The idiosyncratic courtship and mating rituals of March breeders
Most mammals, unlike humans, do not have the luxury of being able to conceive on a regular basis throughout the year. Their reproductive system…
Shelf Space: What’s new at the Harvard Public Library, 3/27/15
New for Children The Turtle of Oman by Naomi Shihab Nye This novel shines with gentle humor and tells the story of Aref Al-Amri,…
