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Enjoy browsing through the variety of books published, produced and distributed by Penobscot Books. We feature books that celebrate our area’s uniqueness and spectacular nature and scenic beauty, including history, memories, cookbooks and children’s books. Also available are 1880s reproduction maps of our area and DVDs featuring Deer Isle and Castine.
Maine ABC Combo
Maine ABC Combo
By Peter and Connie Roop
Illustrated by Jeremiah Savage
Take a deep dive into Maine ABCs with a combo package of books by Peter and Connie Roop!
P is for Portland Head Light
Learn about lighthouses up and down Maine’s 3,400-mile coastline with Maine Lighthouse ABC and uncover fun facts along with beautiful illustrations and color photographs for each letter.
L is for Lobster
Did you know that lobsters shed their shells more than 25 times before they’re big enough to harvest? Or that only about 2 lobsters out of every 50,000 survive to adulthood? Lots of fun and informative information accompanies bold illustrations with each letter in Maine Lobster ABC.
Ask the authors: Click here to read a conversation with authors Peter and Connie Roop.
Ask the illustrator: Click here to read a conversation with illustrator Jeremiah Savage.
Two great books for $35. Save over 20% off the regular price!
(Regularly $21.95 each)
About the authors: Together the Roops have published over 100 children’s books, including Downeast in the Ocean (Downeast), and Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie, A Reading Rainbow Feature Book (Lerner). Peter, a Wisconsin Teacher of the Year, and Connie divide their time between Stonington, Maine, and Appleton, Wisconsin. They are both award-winning teachers and authors.
About the illustrator: Jeremiah Savage is the Creative and Technology Manager and Digital Media Editor at Penobscot Bay Press. In his spare time, he does freelance work and numerous creative endeavors ranging from creating comic books to writing fiction to taking nature photographs of coastal Maine. He has won numerous awards with the Maine Press Association for graphic design, photography, video and web design.
Maine Lobster ABC
Publisher: Penobscot Books, A Division of Penobscot Bay Press, Inc.
Publish date: 2020
Edition: First
Format: 9.5” x 7.75”, soft cover, 68 pages
ISBN: 978-0-241238-32
Library of Congress Control Number: 2020947865
Printed in the USA by 360 Digital Books, Madison Heights, Michigan
Genre: Nonfiction, all ages
Maine Lighthouse ABC
Book details:
Publisher: Penobscot Books, a Division of Penobscot Bay Press, Inc.
Publish date: 2018
Edition: First
Features: 40 photos, many by Bob Trapani, Jr.; 26 illustrations
Dimensions: 9.5” x 7.75”
Pages: 68
ISBN: 978-0-941238-25-0
LCCN: 2018931721
Genre: Nonfiction, all ages