5/26/2023 0 Comments Plum island book series![]() ![]() The homemade scrapbook design encompasses captivating images of old newspaper articles, pages from a 1911 family diary, uncredited historical and contemporary photographs, and a remarkable document signed by President George Washington in 1790 appointing the island’s first superintendent of lighthouses. Some pieces are described in the introduction as “found poems,” including words taken from “signs, blogs, books, maps, and videos.” The regional focus could limit the work’s appeal, but there is much to delight American history buffs as well as readers unfamiliar with the island. History and nature are inspirations for this debut alphabet book about Plum Island.Ī descendant of a lighthouse keeper on Plum Island, off the coast of Massachusetts, the author of this picture book for all ages shaped short poems around each letter of the alphabet, inspired by the place’s history, industry, and rich wildlife. ![]()
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