All Titles, sorted by Author [back to book menu] Order by clicking here, or contact us by phone (207) 643-2795, email polarbear@polarbearandco.com You can also phone our distributor, AtlasBooks: 1-800-Booklog, FAX 1-419-281-6883, Email order@atlasbooks.com. Jesse Arbour Nighthawk's Dreams Jesse 'Nighthawk' Arbour has the creativity that inspires you to recollect poems that conjure mythical lands. His poems are collected here—alongside a handful of other poems by authors both known and unknown, and work by several visiual artists.   Holly Barry Wisdom of Bear co-written by Ramona du Houx and Dawn Renée Levesque Beginning with the story of a little boy who wanders off to live with bears, bringing a name to his people, this collection of poems and prose explores our relationship with Nature and her bears, with humorous, original, and moving tales based on mythology. Dr. William Child of the Fifth New Hampshire Volunteers Letters From A Civil War Surgeon These civil war letters, recently discovered and shown on CNN, Paula Zahn Now, are published with 176 black & white halftones including over 150 pictures of the original letters next to the text, transcribed by Dr. Child's descendents. David S. Cook Above the Gravel Bar: The Native Canoe Routes of Maine With this book you can put your canoe in a nearby river or pond and travel prehistoric routes to campgrounds thousands of years old. Discover the birchbark canoe with the Indians of the Northeast. Vance Cornell Indian Summer: The Return of The Myth of The Running Man A wild, anti-Armageddon, a paranormal love story with pathos and comedy. This is the return of the Native American myth of the Running Christ, told with a humanistic voice from the future. Nikolai Dejevsky Moods and Memories Fifty-eight trips in blank verse provide meetings with people and places of Maine and beyond where philosophy, art, and historical events are highlighted by the poetic merging of Russian and American traditions. Woodland of Weir: America in 2276 AD The New United States of America - NUSA - emerges from the environmental and psychic aftershocks of an attempt to stop Halley's comet from impacting Earth. In the Northeastern Zone, beyond the borders of accepted civilization, truth, patriotism and betrayal are uncovered with an unfolding romance in the Woodland of Weir. Ramona du Houx Manitou: A Mythological Journey In Time Welcome to Manitou, the Land of Living Imagination. Join five adventurous souls and sail upstream into the cosmically balanced atmosphere of the powers of nature with Merlin, the magician, and Polar Bear. You soon find out there is more to a polar bear and to Merlin than you ever imagined. Polar Bear's Welcome This is a 60 min. story cassette that definitely shows why the word wild has more than one meaning. Ride the rainbow from Maine to Greece to the North Pole with characters from Manitou. It's a year round Christmas adventure. Seasons co-written by David Kroner Captures the curiosity that children naturally have about the world and the seasons. Engages through exciting adventures of the imagination-from pumpkins that come alive to the dragons of stormy weather. Calms with reflective rhymes that look closely at the beauty of the changing year. Wisdom of Bear co-written by Holly Barry and Dawn Renée Levesque Beginning with the story of a little boy who wanders off to live with bears, bringing a name to his people, this collection of poems and prose explores our relationship with Nature and her bears, with humorous, original, and moving tales based on mythology. Loretta Halter A Voice for the Redwoods Follow the heartwarming life story of a California Redwood, told through its eyes, spanning from a time when America was inhabited by Native Americans up to modern times. Tom Hanrahan Your Maine Lands: Reflections of a Maine Guide On behalf of Maine's Department of Conservation, a master Maine guide introduces the free amenities of the nearly one million acres of Maine's public lands, including hunting and fishing, with advice on how to prepare for a visit to the North Maine Woods. Mary Baca Haque Madalynn The Monarch Butterfly And Her Quest To Michoacan Journey with Madalynn as she migrates to Mexico. Madalynn encounters a variety of birds on her travels. Come and enjoy how they entertain, educate and challenge her liberating spirit. English text with Spanish translation and Study Guides. Burton Hoffman Millicent the Magnificent Amanda discovers that there is magic in music when a mockingbird she names Millicent speaks. When Millicent sings, Amanda's piano teacher is enchanted, and the new friends and family plan a musical career for the magical mockingbird. Hubert C. Kueter My Tainted Blood Colby professor emeritus of German literature recounts surviving the Nazis and postwar racism. The half-Jewish teenager forages to feed family and friends. With humorous and picaresque adventures involving German, Russian, and African American soldiers, Kueter tells the multifaceted story of the German Jews and their unrequited love of Germany. David Kroner Seasons co-written by Ramona du Houx Captures the curiosity that children naturally have about the world and the seasons. Engages through exciting adventures of the imagination-from pumpkins that come alive to the dragons of stormy weather. Calms with reflective rhymes that look closely at the beauty of the changing year. Dawn Renée Levesque Women Who Walk With The Sky Welcome to eight mythological tales. Adventure with the heroines who bring balance back to the sun, moon, the sky and the people. Wisdom of Bear co-written by Holly Barry and Ramona du Houx Beginning with the story of a little boy who wanders off to live with bears, bringing a name to his people, this collection of poems and prose explores our relationship with Nature and her bears, with humorous, original, and moving tales based on mythology. Freda C. Merry Freda's Diary: The Ongoing Life of a Central Maine Woman, 1927-1999 — a Born-Again Experience A simple, honest account of the life of an American woman is here, from a marginalized life in rural central Maine of the 1920s, to a position of leadership in the community. Barbara E. Moss The Adventures of Sir Goblin, The Feline Knight Join this unusual, twenty-pound tomcat in seven tales of adventure and mystery as he becomes the center of extraordinary events. Experience the sights, sounds, and realities of medieval Europe through true-to-life descriptions of knights, castles, and town life. KT Valliere-Denis Ouilette Two Birds in a Box A true story of a successful attempt to save fledgling sparrows and return them to the wild, while working with their parents and the wider community of sparrows, with helpful advice from National Audubon Society Volunteers. Bet Shoshannah Pecora One Dream and Collected Stories with anonymous authors A hard-hitting and nationally-recognized collection of stories written by young people, dealing with alchohol and substance abuse, and the consequences this has on their lives. Oswald Rivera The Proud and the Immortal Written with warmth and wit, this is the story of a community within a community under the streets of New York City. With compelling insight the reader is brought underground to live in disused Amtrak tunnels with a family community existing on the edge day by day. Elaine Russell Martin McMillan and the Lost Inca City Martin takes his skateboard on an archaeological dig in Peru—and rides down a secret path to adventure. He gains insight into the modern adult world, the Incan world, and his own world, while becoming immersed in a new culture where meetings and clashes between richly diverse civilizations lead to a web of secret activity.