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June 8, 2023, marked 31 years of increasing awareness of the importance of the ocean to our everyday lives. 

Check out our comprehensive A-to-Z listings of publishers’ spring offerings for kids and teens, and more, in our Spring Announcements issue.

Four fork-lift trucks of resources were delivered to a local Reading school by Amazon to help support their school through Covid.

Fall is official. The last ice cream was enjoyed at the Galley so we’ll just have to begin the wait for spring. I am thankful for the mostly warm days, barefoot walks, sunrises running into Hellie Newman at Lucy Vincent Beach, spectacular sunsets still bringing the devoted to Menemsha Beach and the surfers to Squibby. […]

And gains Greystone Kids Inside in: X-Rays of Nature’s Hidden World by Jan Paul Schutten, illus. by Arie Van ‘t Riet, trans. by Laura Watkinson (Oct. 12, $19.95, ISBN 978-1-77164-679-6), provides a look at creatures and their natural habitats using x-ray techniques and photographs. Ages 2–7. How Beautiful by Antonella Capetti, illus. by Melissa Castrillon (Nov. 2, $17.95, ISBN 978-1-77164-853-0). A curious caterpillar searches for the true meaning of the word beautiful. Ages 4–8. Lit...

Books to boost your kid’s passion for the outdoors By Lauren Daley Globe Correspondent,Updated May 18, 2021, 3:41 p.m. Email to a Friend More than a few titles to inspire interest in birds, trees, sea life, and more. From forest to ocean, mountains to rivers, New England teems with natural beauty. With warm weather finally here, kids can stop scrolling and start strolling toward beaches, streams, and trails. Here are a few great books to get them pumped for some outdoor exploring. FROM PON...