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Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 978-1-57131-631-8
Pages: 284
Publish Date: Dec, 2001
Genre: Young Readers
The California Coast
A Literary Field Guide
BY Sara St. Antoine
Stretching from the California–Oregon border, south to the Baja peninsula, the California Coast is often called the Mediterranean of North America because of its unique climate, landscape, and geology. This book, the latest in a series that joins literature and ecology, brings the region alive through historical and contemporary stories, poems, letters, essays, and memoirs. The book tells of surfers facing sharks in the Red Triangle, the Pigeon Express that once carried the news from the Channel Islands, and a notorious stagecoach driver who turned out to be a woman.
Through stories such as a young actress’s fascination with the La Brea tar pits and a young boy’s rescue of a sea otter, the book reveals what makes life along the California Coast different and special. Each book in the Stories from Where We Live series focuses on a different North American ecoregion, presenting literature that conveys each area’s distinctive natural and human story. Each book includes in the appendix information about the plants, animals, and habitats of the region as well as a list of natural areas to visit.
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“With its Stories from Where We Live series, Milkweed Editions has been trying to restore a feeling of community to the country, one region at a time. Acclaim for the series continues to grow.”
—Publishers Weekly
"This series is sure to be a hit with classes that are studying the regional geography of the United States, and it would be a superb resource for classes and teaching teams that integrate language arts and social studies."
—Book Report
“Culturally and chronologically diverse poetry, essays, and artwork, as well as stories, celebrate the regional landscape and culture. Particularly useful for teachers seeking interdisciplinary resources on California history and geography.”
—Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People (Children's Book Council, National Council for the Social Studies)
“This book is essential for California libraries and offers and appealing look for state reports”
—VOYA
