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Beneath the Streets of Boston: Building America's First Subway
by Joe McKendry
David R. Godine Publisher

Our Price: $19.95

Beckoning readers to explore the territory beneath Boston’s streets, Joe McKendry explores a century-old world when Beantown designed and created the country’s first subway. In stunning artwork and through a fascinating and historically accurate narrative of Boston’s first “Big Dig,” you will enter the subterranean realm of workers who dug miles of tunnels by hand.

Journey Around Boston from A to Z
by Martha Day Zschock
Commonwealth Editions

Our Price: $17.95

An energetic mallard duck guides explorers of all ages on a beautifully illustrated tour of Boston, pointing out fascinating facts and fun sights along the way. Walk the Freedom Trail. Stroll along cobblestone streets. Squint at the State House dome. Splash in Frog Pond. There's a journey on each page, making adults and children instant experts on Boston, one of the world's most beloved cities.

Make Way for Ducklings
by Robert McCloskey
Puffin Books

Our Price: $7.99

This classic tale of the famous Mallard ducks of Boston is available for the first time in a full-sized paperback edition. Awarded the Caldecott Medal in 1941, Make Way for Ducklings has been described as "one of the merriest picture books ever" (The New York Times).

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