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: How treefrogs survive the winter freeze
Wood frog. (Photos by Mary Holland) Winter’s freezing temperatures pose a particular challenge for cold-blooded, or ectothermic, animals in New England. Amphibians, reptiles, fish,…
Shelf Space: What’s new at the Harvard Public Library, 10/5/12
New for Children Duck for a Day by Meg McKinlay Abby’s class has a duck named Max who waddles and quacks and makes your…
Shelf Space: What’s new at the Harvard Public Library, 9/28/12
New for Children How to Steal a Dragon’s Sword by Cressida Cowell The How to Train Your Dragon series chronicles the adventures and misadventures…
It’s Only Natural: Coastal egrets occasionally venture inland
Great egret with fish. In addition to fish, great egrets dine on frogs, snakes, small mammals, crayfish, and a variety of insects. (Photos by…
It’s Only Natural: Most wasps go it alone
An unknown species of solitary wasp stings a caterpillar to bring back to its larvae. (Photos by Mary Holland) When we think of a…
Shelf Space: What’s new at the Harvard Public Library, 8/17/12
New for Children It Happened on a Train by Mac Barnett Retired private detective and seventh grader Steve Brixton has a new career: taking…
Wingin’ It: Birds quiet down for summer
A fledgling bluebird. (Photo by David Durrant) The birds are not as vocal as they were in spring. Most of them have established their…
Shelf Space: What’s new at the Harvard Public Library, 7/6/12
New for Children Ghost Knight by Cornelia Funke Relocating to a new boarding school only to be confronted by a group of vengeful ghosts,…
A Look Back: The way we were…June, ’80, and ’84
June 1980 Trojans season highlights The baseball season has ended, and Bromfield has only a 5-13 record to show for its efforts. Yet the…
Shelf Space: What’s new at the Harvard Public Library, 6/22/12
New for Children The Book With a Hole by Hervé Tullet “The Book with a Hole” blasts a hole through the middle of the…
