From the tragic ends of several family owned cargo schooners of the nineteenth century to the improbable outcome of a fishing trip on Lake Ontario taken in 2002, Gateley’s newest book chronicles a variety of maritime disasters, acts of heroism, and near misses. Shipwrecks, the result of bad luck, bad management, or some combination of the two, were an all too common event on Lake Ontario in the 19^th and early 20^th century. In this collection you’ll read of the unfortunate end of the

schooner Ariadne and the difficult death of the Noyes, both destroyed by winter gales. Steamers, too, were at risk as the story of the Quinte’s  end by fire and the Lady of the Lakes’ close call show. The book also describes  mishaps that occurred at the port of Oswego, the most lethal harbor for old sailing ships on the lake for a number of years, and ends on a lighter note with tall tales from the past and a couple of really close calls from the twenty first century.

available April 8 2006

Life-sized drawings of 12 birds with coloring instructions.

A great way to learn bird identification.

Color and cut-out your birds to decorate bulletin boards, make mobils, hang on the tree, make magnets, etc..

Birds in this volume - Hairy Woodpecker Male and Female, Am. Goldfinch Male, White-breasted Nuthatch, House Finch Male and Female, Downy Woodpecker Male and Female, Purple Finch Male and Female, and Easten Bluebird Male and Female.

Life-sized drawings of 11 birds with coloring instructions.

A great way to learn bird identification.

Color and cut-out your birds to decorate bulletin boards, make mobils, hang on the tree, make magnets, etc..

Birds in this volume - Red-headed Woodpecker, Am. Goldfinch Male(Summer) and Female, Robin, Chipping Sparrow, House Wren, Ruby-throated Hummingbird Male and Female, Northern Oriole, American Tree Sparrow, and White-crowned Sparrow.

Life-sized drawings of 35 birds with coloring instructions.

A great way to learn bird identification.

Color and cut-out your birds to decorate bulletin boards, make mobils, hang on the tree, make magnets, etc..

Birds in this volume - All the birds in the first three volumes of "A Birdwatcher's Coloring Book".

Written and Illustrated by Brenda Spencer.

Life-sized drawings of 12 birds with coloring instructions.

A great way to learn bird identification.

Color and cut-out your birds to decorate bulletin boards, make mobils, hang on the tree, make magnets, etc..

Birds in this volume - Northern Cardinal Male and Female, Carolina Chickadee, Black-capped Chickadee, Dark-eyed Junco Male and Female, Red-bellied Woodpecker Male, House Sparrow Male and Female, Blue Jay, Red-breasted Nuthatch, and Tufted Titmouse

Casey & Emerson Crow Are Moving Out Of Town

This is a book for readers from 4 to 94. It is the true story of a large crow roost in Auburn NY. In this story two crows Casey and his buddy Emerson (named after two Auburn city parks where they roost) manage to adapt to the city's efforts to "disperse" them and 64,000 other crows. The wry humor and Juls Buehrer's illustrations are a delight. 

Casey And Emerson Crow Are Fishing For The Big One

the two crow buddies learn about the wonderful world of fishing from several other birds but in the end, when they go off on an adventure, not everything goes according to plan. Once again illustrated by Juls Bueherer.