January 2004

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Features What Is a Mainer? In this special issue, the editors of Down East look at one of the thorniest questions facing people living in the Pine Tree State today. At a glance it would seem to be a fairly simple matter, but for some it's quite complex, even troubling; for others, just plain silly. What

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Our New Books
	Cartoons from Maine \| Collecting more than 100 of his best, most popular comics, Cartoons from Maine: How’s the Water, Bob? presents a hilarious alternative look at Maine.
	Take Heart \| In this collection of verse, Maine Poet Laureate Wesley McNair has collected the work of Maine poets from his popular “Take Heart” column, featuring a poem each week in thirty newspapers across the state and reaching a quarter of a million readers.
	Maine ABC \| Illustrated with distinct Maine icons, such as moose, lobster, and Katahdin, this book has a rhyming verse that will have children singing the words, asking for it to be read again and again, and learning the alphabet in no time.
	Journey of the Sea Glass \| Full-color spreads with no words will inspire a child's imagination.