New Books!
Visit this new arrivals announcement to see a list of the newest titles about walking, hiking, and the outdoors! More are coming!
Adult Nonfiction
Hiking Resources: General & Local
Alt, Jeff. Get your kids hiking : how to start them young and keep it fun. New York : Beaufort Books, c2013. Call number: 796.51 ALT
Connecticut Forest and Park Association. Connecticut walk book east : the guide to the Blue-Blazed hiking trails of eastern Connecticut, including the Metacomet and Mattabesett trails. Rockfall, CT : Connecticut Forest and Park Association, c2005. Call number: 791.51 CONNEC
Hardy, David. 50 hikes in Connecticut : hikes and walks from the Berkshires to the coast. Woodstock, Vt. : Backcountry Guides ; New York : Distributed by W.W. Norton, c2002. Call number: 796.51 HARDY
Keyarts, Eugene. Short nature walks in Connecticut. Globe Pequot Press, 1999. Call number: 796.51 KEYART
Laubach, René. AMC’s best day hikes Connecticut : four-season guide to 50 of the best trails from the highlands to the coast. Boston, MA : Appalachian Mountain Club Books, c2007. Call number: 796.51 LAUBAC
Lewis, Cynthia Copeland. Best hikes with kids : Connecticut, Massachusetts & Rhode Island. Seattle, Wash. : Mountaineers Books, c2007. Call number: 796.51 LEWIS
Hiking Resources: National & Global
Berger, Karen. America’s great hiking trails. New York : Rizzoli, 2014. Call number: 796.51 BERGER
Bouchard, Fred. Fodor’s Boston. New York : Fodors Travel Pub., c2014. Call number: 917.4404 BOUCHA
Bryson, Bill. A walk in the woods : rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail. New York : Broadway Books, c1998. Call number: 917.404 BRY
Ducharme, Sam. Sole searching on the Appalachian Trail. Woodstock, CT : Sam Ducharme/Rose Publishing, 2018. Call number: 917.4 DUCHAR
Fodor’s New England. New York, NY : Fodor’s Travel Pub., c2013. Call number: 917.404 FOD
Jenkins, Peter. A walk across America. New York : Morrow, 1979. Call number: 917.3 JEN
(Sequel: The walk west : A walk across America 2)
King, Brian B. The Appalachian Trail : celebrating America’s hiking trail. New York : Rizzoli, 2012. Call number: 917.404 KING
Manning, Robert E. Walking distance : extraordinary hikes for ordinary people. Corvalis : Oregon State University Press, 2013. Call number: 796.51 MANNIN
Wood, Levison. Walking the Americas : 1,800 miles, eight countries, and one incredible journey from Mexico to Colombia. New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, 2018. Call number: 917.28 WOOD
Hiking and Walking: Science!
Finch, Robert. The Outer Beach : a thousand-mile walk on Cape Cod’s Atlantic shore. New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2017]. Call number: 508.744 FINCH
Pang, Alex Soojung-Kim. Rest : why you get more done when you work less. New York : Basic Books, [2016]. Call number: 612 PANG
Rose, Jonathan D. The foot book : a complete guide to healthy feet. Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2011. Call number: 617.5 ROS
Streets, Annabel. 52 ways to walk : the surprising science of walking for wellness and joy, one week at a time. New York : G.P. Putnam’s Sons, [2022]. Call number: 796.51 STREET
Historical Hikes and Hikers
Cahill, Susan. The streets of Paris : a guide to the City of Light following in the footsteps of famous Parisians throughout history. New York : St. Martin’s Griffin, 2017. Call number: 914.4 CAHILL
Gifford, Bill. Ledyard : in search of the first American explorer. Orlando, Fla. : Harcourt, c2007. Call number: B LEDYARD
Strayed, Cheryl. Wild. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2012. Call number: B STRAYED
Zug, James. American traveler : the life and adventures of John Ledyard, the man who dreamed of walking the world. New York : Basic Books, c2005. Call number: 910.92 ZUG
Camping, Cooking & Survival
Bittman, Mark. How to grill everything : simple recipes for great flame-cooked food. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2018. 641.7 BITTMA
Callan, Kevin. The happy camper : an essential guide to life outdoors. Erin, Ont. : Boston Mills Press ; Buffalo, N.Y. : Distributed by Firefly Books, 2005. 796.54 CAL
Elias, Thomas S. Field guide to North American edible wild plants. New York : Outdoor Life Books : Distributed to the trade by V.N. Reinhold, c1982. 581.6 ELI
Frisch, Emma. Feast by firelight : simple recipes for camping, cabins, and the great outdoors. California : Ten Speed Press, [2018]. 641.5 FRISCH
Mears, Raymond. The outdoor survival handbook. New York : St. Martin’s Press, 1993. 613.6 MEA
Nature Photography & Field Guides
National geographic rarely seen : photographs of the extraordinary. Washington, D.C. : National geographic, [2015]. 779 NATION
National Geographic stunning photographs. Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, [2014]. 778.9 NATION
Clark, Andrew. Rocks and minerals. New York : Exeter Books, 1984. 549 CLA
Elias, Thomas S. Field guide to North American edible wild plants. New York : Outdoor Life Books : Distributed to the trade by V.N. Reinhold, c1982. 581.6 ELI
Landry, Sarah. Peterson first guide to urban wildlife. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, c1994. 591.97 LAN
Pasachoff, Jay M. Peterson first guide to astronomy. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1988. 522 PAS
Medicine & Health
Dunn, Rob R. The wild life of our bodies : predators, parasites, and partners that shape who we are today. New York : Harper, c2011. 579 DUN
Foster, Steven. Desk reference to nature’s medicine. Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Society, 2006. 615 FOS
Ingels, Darin. The Lyme solution : a 5-part plan to fight the inflammatory auto-immune response and beat Lyme disease. New York : Avery Publishing, 2018. 616.9 INGELS
McFadzean, Nicola. The beginner’s guide to Lyme disease : diagnosis and treatment made simple. South Lake Tahoe, CA : BioMed Publishing Group, c2012. 616.9 MCF
O’Rourke, Meghan. The invisible kingdom : reimagining chronic illness. New York : Riverhead Books, 2022. 616 OROURK
Weintraub, Pamela. Cure unknown : inside the Lyme epidemic. New York : St. Martin’s Press, 2008. 616.9 WEI
Ecology
Barnett, Cynthia. The sound of the sea : seashells and the fate of the oceans. New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2021]. 519.47 BARNET
Roach, Mary. Fuzz : when nature breaks the law. New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, [2021]. 591.5 ROACH
Tallamy, Douglas W. Nature’s best hope : a new approach to conservation that starts in your yard. Portland, Oregon : Timber Press, 2019. 635.9 TALLAM
Tallamy, Douglas W. The nature of oaks : the rich ecology of our most essential native trees. Portland, Oregon : Timber Press, 2021. 634.9 TALLAM
Wills, Christopher. Green equilibrium : the vital balance of humans & nature. Oxford, England : Oxford University Press, 2013. 577 WIL
Wohlleben, Peter. The heartbeat of trees : embracing our ancient bond with forests and nature. Vancouver ; Berkeley : Greystone Books, 2021. 582.16 WOHL
Crafts & Activities
Cusick, Dawn. Nature crafts with a microwave. New York : Sterling, 1995. 745.5 CUS
Lawson, Nancy. The humane gardener : nurturing a backyard habitat for wildlife. New York : Princeton Architectural Press, [2017]. 577.5 LAWSON
Lilley, Kate. Eco-friendly crafting with kids : 35 step-by-step projects for preschool kids and adults to create together. London ; New York : Ryland Peters & Small, 2012. 745.5 LIL
Martin, Laura C. Nature’s art box : from t-shirts to twig baskets : 65 cool projects for crafty kids to make with natural materials you can find anywhere. North Adams, MA : Storey Kids, c2003. Call number: J 745.5 MARTIN
Morgan, Sally. The healthy vegetable garden : a natural, chemical-free approach to soil, biodiversity and managing pests and diseases. White River Junction, Vermont : Chelsea Green Publishing, [2021]. 635 MORGAN
Thoughts on the Great Outdoors
Emerson, Ralph Waldo. The works of Ralph Waldo Emerson. New York, Tudor Pub. Co. [n.d.]. 818 EME
McDougall, Christopher. Running with Sherman : the donkey with the heart of a hero. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2019. 636.1 MCDOUG
Nestor, James. Deep : freediving, renegade science, and what the ocean tells us about ourselves. Boston : An Eamon dolan book, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014. 797.2 NES
Updike, John. Facing nature : poems. New York : Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 1985. 811 UPD
Adult Fiction
Barr, Nevada. The rope : an Anna Pigeon novel. New York : Minotaur Books, 2012. Call number: BAR
Evans, Richard Paul. The walk. New York : Simon & Schuster, c2010. Call number: EVA
Jimenez, Abby. The happy ever after playlist. New York, NY : Forever, 2020. Call number: JIMENE
Joyce, Rachel. The unlikely pilgrimage of Harold Fry : a novel. New York : Random House, c2012. Call number: JOY
Petrie, Nicholas. Light it up. New York : G.P. Putnam’s Sons, [2018]. Call number: PETRIE
Rooney, Kathleen. Lillian Boxfish takes a walk. New York : St. Martin’s Press, 2017. Call number: ROONEY
Roper, Richard. When we were young. New York : G.P. Putnam’s Sons, [2021]. Call number: ROPER
Sparks, Nicholas. A walk to remember. New York : Warner Books, c1999. Call number: SPA
Non-Print Materials (Books on CD, DVDs, etc.)
Bryson, Bill. A walk in the woods [sound recording]: rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail. [New York] : Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio Publ., p1998. Call number: CD BK 917.404 BRYSON
Feiler, Bruce S. Walking the Bible [sound recording] : a Journey by Land Through the Five Books of Moses. New York, N.Y. : Harper Audio, 2003, p2001. Call number: CD BK 915.6 FEILER
Movies about journeys, adventures, and more:
- The adventures of Milo and Otis
- Alice in Wonderland
- Call of the wild
- Catch me if you can
- Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
- Choose your own adventure
- The Chronicles of Narnia
- A dog’s way home
- Enchanted
- Finding Nemo
- Joe Bell
- Ken Burns’ The National Parks
- The Martian
- The Odyssey
- Thelma & Louise
- Wild Hogs
- A wrinkle in time
Teen and Juvenile Nonfiction
Alladin, Erin. Outside, you notice. Toronto, Ontario : Pajama Press, 2021. Call number: J 508 ALLADI
Arnosky, Jim. Wild tracks! : a guide to nature’s footprints. New York : Sterling Pub. Co., c2008. Call number: J 591.47 ARN
Bauer, Marion Dane. Yosemite. New York : Simon Spotlight, 2020. Call number: JE BAUER
Davies, Nicola. Outside your window : a first book of nature. Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2012. Call number: J 808.81 DAV
Hewitt, Ben. The young adventurer’s guide to (almost) everything : build a fort, camp like a champ, poop in the woods–45 action-packed outdoor activities. Boulder, CO : Roost Books, 2019. Call number: J 796.083 HEWITT
Scott, Traer. Nocturne : creatures of the night. New York : Princeton Architectural Press, [2014]. Call number: J 591.518 SCO
Sidman, Joyce. Ubiquitous : poetry & science about nature’s survivors. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010. Call number: J 811.54 SID
Siber, Kate. National parks of the U.S.A. Minneapolis, MN : Wide Eyed editions, 2018. Call number: J 917.304 SIBER
Teen and Juvenile Fiction
Chapter Books:
Bowling, Dusti. The canyon’s edge. New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2020. Call number: J BOWLIN
Clements, Andrew. A week in the woods. New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2002. Call number: J CLE
Creech, Sharon. Walk two moons. New York : HarperCollins, c1994. Call number: J CRE
Greenslade, Frances. Red Fox Road. Toronto : Puffin Canada, an imprint of Penguin Random House Canada Young Readers, 2020. Call number: J GREENS
Preller, James. Blood Mountain. New York : Feiwel and Friends, 2019. Call number: J PRELLE
Beginner Readers:
Cronin, Doreen. Duck stays in the truck. New York, NY : Simon Spotlight, 2020. Call number: JE CRONIN
Dean, James. Pete the Cat goes camping. New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2018]. Call number: JE DEAN
Parish, Herman. Amelia Bedelia hits the trail. New York, NY : Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2013]. Call number: JE PAR
Rylant, Cynthia. Henry and Mudge and the starry night : the seventeenth book of their adventures. New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 1998. Call number: JE RYL
Picture Books and boardbooks:
Aki. The weather girls. New York : Godwin Books, Henry Holt and Company, 2018. Call number: JE AKI
Archer, Micha. Wonder walkers. New York : Nancy Paulsen Books, [2021]. Call number: JE ARCHER
Cousins, Lucy. Maisy goes on a nature walk. Somerville, MA : Candlewick Press, 2022. Call number: JE COUSIN
Dorléans, Marie. The night walk. Edinburgh : Floris Books, 2020. Call number: JE DORLEA
Farrell, Alison. The hike. San Francisco, California : Chronicle Books LLC, 2019. Call number: JE FARREL
Fox, Mem. Early one morning. New York : Beach Lane Books, [2021]. Call number: JE FOX
Gehl, Laura. The hiking Viking. North Mankato, Minnesota : Capstone Editions, a Capstone imprint, [2022]. Call number: JE GEHL
Hest, Amy. The reader. Las Vegas, NV : Amazon Children’s Pub., c2012. Call number: JE HES
Hofmeyr, Dianne. Tiger walk. London, England : Otter-Barry Books, 2018. Call number: JE HOFMEY
Hutchins, Pat. Rosie’s walk. New York Little Simon c1998. Call number: JE HUT (BOARDBOOK)
Litwin, Eric. Pete the cat : I love my white shoes. New York : Harper, 2010, c2008. Call number: JE DEAN
Mabry, Sheri. My mindful walk with Grandma. Chicago, Illinois : Albert Whitman & Company, 2020. Call number: JE MABRY
Melmed, Laura Krauss. Daddy, me, and the magic hour. New York : Sky Pony Press, [2018]. Call number: JE MELMED
Oswald, Pete. Hike. Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2020. Call number: JE OSWALD
Phelan, Matt. Turtle walk. New York, NY : Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2020]. Call number: JE PHELAN
Ryder, Joanne. A fawn in the grass. New York : H. Holt, 2001. Call number: JE RYD
Scanlon, Liz Garton. Would you come too? New York : Beach Lane Books, [2022]. Call number: JE SCANLO
Williams, Sue. I went walking. San Diego : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1990. Call number: JE WIL
Tankard, Jeremy. Hungry Bird. New York, NY : Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic, 2016. Call number: JE TANKAR
Thomas, Shelley Moore. From tree to sea. New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2019]. Call number: JE THOMAS
Trevino, Charles. Seaside stroll. Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, [2021]. Call number: JE TREVIN
