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…
It’s Only Natural: My life with beavers
A beaver munches on leaves. (Photo by Mary Holland) My fascination with beavers began many years ago at Quabbin Reservoir, a 39-square-mile body of…
Shelf Space: What’s new at the Harvard Public Library, 4/11/14
New for Children Princess Labelmaker to the Rescue: An Origami Yoda Book by Tom Angleberger At McQuarrie Middle School, the war against the FunTime…
Shelf Space: What’s new at the Harvard Public Library, 4/4/14
New for Children Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library by Chris Grabenstein Kyle Keeley is the class clown, popular with most kids (if not the…
Wingin’ It: Harbingers of spring
A sure sign of spring is the return of blackbirds to wetlands. (Photos by David Durrant) As I write this, the pond is still…
It’s Only Natural: Skunk cabbage
A warming hut for insect visitors, this skunk cabbage’s male flowers are fading as its leaves are starting to emerge.(Photo by Mary Holland) …
It’s Only Natural: Birds in Winter
There are very good reasons why many birds choose to leave for a warmer climate in the fall, despite the risks of migration. The…
Shelf Space: What’s new at the Harvard Public Library, 2/21/14
New for Children Gobble You Up by Gita Wolf Meet the most wily jackal in the forest. Too lazy to hunt for food, he…
Wingin’ It: Snowy Owls … Denizens of the Arctic
A Cooper’s hawk perches in the Durrants’ oak tree. (Photo by David Durrant) A snowy owl takes a break on the Black Rock…
It’s Only Natural: Mammal Hair
An excellent example of countershading in the summer, the long-tailed weasel is brown above and white below. In the fall long- and short-tailed weasels…
Wingin’ It: To Guyana, Part II … We find a harpy eagle
The elusive harpy eagle with a half-devoured monkey. (Photos by David Durrant) Having met one of our objectives in our visit to the giant…
