by Whitney Morton Woodcock | Jan 31, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Children's, NW Setting
Lucky to Live in Oregon is not just a book, it’s an activity. Kids can draw, write, or collage in the provided spaces, and make their own summary of their life in Oregon. There are spaces to write about their friends, hobbies, places they have been and want to go,...
by Seniye Groff | Nov 14, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Cooking, Food & Drinks, NW Author, NW Setting, Travel
Any wine enthusiast, especially one interested in the Willamette Valley, will pour over Willamette Valley Wineries by Barbara Smith Randall. Painstaking research clearly went into this book. Each page is littered with photos coupled with stories, and facts that...
by Megan McIntyre | Sep 15, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Children's, Nature, Outdoors & Animals, NW Setting
The Wise Animal Handbook Oregon, by Kate B. Jerome, featuring Oregon state animals, is a vividly colored picture book with succinct quotes for good livin’ on each page. There is a Wise Animal Handbook for most states, where the story and pictures are the same...
by Sarah Hutchins | Aug 21, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Biographies & Memoirs, History, NW Setting, Reference
Who was the first Chinese-American woman to fly for the American military? Where did the Portland street names Terwilliger and Lovejoy originate? When did Oregon women gain the right to vote? These answers and more were uncovered by Portland State University Professor...
by Seniye Groff | Jan 19, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Art, Design & Photography, History, NW Author, NW Setting, Travel
History lovers, as well as architecture aficionados, will appreciate the research and stories presented in Timberline Lodge (Images of America). William Turner, the architect, was hired to design Timberline and he had integral influence in the building’s final...
