Book Titles and Purchase Information
Shutter Dogs & Boot Scrapers: A walk through Old Frederick
A Guide to the Basics of Historic Buildings
Written with historic preservation activist G. Bernard Callan, Jr., Shutter Dogs & Boot Scrapers: A walk through Old Frederick is a guide to the basics of historic buildings. It takes the reader on a virtual or actual walking tour of homes on East Second Street in Historic Frederick, Maryland. Photos by Douglas Hemingway, cover by Richard Callan. Copies available at Schifferstadt Architectural Museum, 1110 Rosemont Avenue, Frederick, at Frederick Visitor Center, and other local book sale venues or online. All proceeds to Frederick County Landmarks Foundation, a 501(c)3 that works to preserve local historic sites.
Margaret Mead: a Biography
Anthropologist Margaret Mead garnered fame and generated controversy in a full life that spanned much of the 20th century. This book includes material about Mead not published in other biographies, including:
• information about existing pages of a manuscript Mead described tearing up when the atom bomb was dropped,
• her personal and anonymous funding of the American Anthropological Association when it was in financial straits, and
• her support for anthropologists who worked for the government’s covert operations during the Vietnam War era.
The Leakeys: A Biography
The Leakey family’s achievements have had an enormous impact on our knowledge of human origins and evolution. This biography describes their life in detail, including their discoveries, publications, controversies, and legacy. A timeline, glossary, and bibliography of print and electronic sources supplement the material.
Paperback Edition from Prometheus Books
Excerpts from Reviews:
• Children’s Literature says the book presents the Leakeys as “complete human beings with strengths and frailities rather than cardboard cutouts.”
• School Library Journal describes it as an “accurate, accessible” biography that goes “beyond facts to create an engaging profile of exceptional personalities.”
• The Midwest Book Review calls The Leakeys: A Biography “outstanding” and highly recommends it for any high school to college-level library.
Busy Fingers
Busy Fingers is the winner of the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Best Book Award – Gold Seal 2005. Both Busy Toes and Busy Fingers are now available in Spanish.
Busy Toes
(Teachers: Ask Mary for flyer with activities.) Also available as a board book and a big book.
Excerpts of reviews:
• Children’s Literature newsletter: “A wonderful book…”
• Booklist: “…this picture book sounds a one-note salute to busy toes; wear the wiggles out of both fingers and toes at any toddler story time.”
• School Library Journal: “…children will easily relate to the activities enumerated in the poem.”
Careers in Child Care
Excerpt of review from Booklist: “The pros and cons of the field are carefully discussed in this readable and accessible guide…The writing is upbeat and gives an honest picture of what it is like to work closely with young children.”
*Community Montessori School, my daughter Bonnie Redmond’s school in Herndon, VA, is one program featured in this book.
Coping with Discrimination & Prejudice
Excerpt of review from VOYA: “In readable and informative text, the authors define and explore the topics using examples from daily life…This title is recommended for collections that have or need books on this subject.”
Confrontations & Encounters with the Police
To help teens and young adults understand the power police have and how their behavior, whether the encounter is at a mall, in a car caught speeding, or with a problem more serious, can impact what happens.
A Day in the Life of….
9-book series A Day in the Life of… [Police Officer, Coach, etc. Complete list below] Books for beginnng readers, grades 1-3 or read-alouds to younger children.
