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Shell Crazy
Tracy Gallup
Hardcover (Mackinac Island Press, April 1, 2007)A young beachcomber gets swept away by her passion for collecting until she remembers what is really important.
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Tears of Mother Bear
Anne Margaret Lewis, Kathleen Cheney Fritz
Paperback (Mackinac Island Press, Feb. 1, 2012)Where do Petoskey stones come from? Based on a Native American legend a family learns the story of a natural wonder. Perhaps the answer lies in the discovery that Mother Bear has been leaving her tears all over the beaches of Lake Michigan for hundreds of years. Walk the shores of Lake Michigan with grandpa and his grandchildren on their rock hunting expedition, in search of the great Petoskey stone. Grandpa passes on the age old Ojibwe Sleeping Bear legend, and reveals the untold story of the Tears of Mother Bear.
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Secret Sabertooth
Wendy Caszatt-Allen
Paperback (Mackinac Island Press, June 1, 2007)Book #3 of PaleoJoe's Dinosaur Detective Club. What is the Secret of the Sabertooth? In a race against time, Shelly and Dakota must help their new friend Sarra find her missing brother and solve the mystery of a unique Sabertooth skull and the ancient death trap for prehistoric mammals known as La Brea tar pits.
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Miss Martin Is a Martian
Colleen Murray Fisher, Jared Chapman
Hardcover (Mackinac Island Press, July 1, 2011)Winner of the Michigan Elementary and Middle School Principals Association's Children's Picture Book Award!Melvin Eugene Baxter is convinced that his new teacher, Miss Martin, is a martian. It is his mission to stop her before she takes over the planet. After completing his investigation he realizes that she isn't a martian after all. But maybe she's a superhero from Saturn...
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Elliott
Tobin Sprout
Hardcover (Mackinac Island Press, March 1, 2009)Readers will be inspired when a magical rabbit must take a leap from the safety of his magic hat to make a new life for himself. He faces his fears of change, and trusts in a new friend, April, to help him with the transition. This heartwarming story with winsome illustrations is sure to entertain.
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The One, The Only Magnificent Me!
Dan Haseltine
Hardcover (Mackinac Island Press, Aug. 1, 2007)Join a disheartened, yet triumphant little boy as he journeys through the exploration of his own magnificence. He quickly discovers, after trying to keep up with his peers, that his own idea of average is more unique and outstanding than ever imagined.
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Gitchi Gumee
Anne Margaret Lewis, Kathleen Chaney Fritz
Hardcover (Mackinac Island Press, April 1, 2006)Incredible illustrations by Kathy Fritz immediately capture your eye and draw you into this amazing story that reads as a 400 year old legend, and when you are done sharing this story with your children or grandchildren, their favorite new words to say will be....GITCHI GUMEE!
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Mysterious Mammoths
Wendy Caszatt-Allen
Paperback (Mackinac Island Press, April 1, 2008)In this adventure, PaleoJoe and his Dinosaur Detective Club, Shelly and Dakota, search for rare blue mammoth tusks in Siberia where our heroes meet up with their old nemesis--Buzzsaw!Kids will devour these dinosaur CSI stories while learning cool facts about their favorite dinosaurs and paleontology.
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Sleeping Bear: The Legend
Anne Margaret Lewis, Sarah Grant
Hardcover (Mackinac Island Press, June 5, 2007)When a forest fire approaches a mother bear and her cubs they must flee to the lake nearby for safety. Momma bear tells her cubs to stay by her side, but in the chaos of the forest they are lost. Momma bear prays to the Great Spirit Manitou to bring her cubs back and her wish is granted as she sees them swimming toward her. A wonderful and heartwarming legend about the love of a family.
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Tears of Mother Bear
Anne Margaret Lewis
Hardcover (Mackinac Island Press, Feb. 1, 2012)Where do Petoskey stones come from? Perhaps the answer lies in the discovery that Mother Bear has been leaving her tears all over the beaches of Lake Michigan for hundreds of years. Walk the shores of Lake Michigan with grandpa and his grandchildren on their rock hunting expedition, in search of the great Petoskey stone. Grandpa passes on the age old Ojibwe Sleeping Bear legend, and reveals the untold story of the Tears of Mother Bear.
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Snow Crazy
Tracy Gallup
Hardcover (Mackinac Island Press, Oct. 1, 2007)In SNOW CRAZY a girl waits anxiously for winter to blanket her world. When the snow finally arrives, it transforms the familiar into a magical realm of adventure, discovery, and possibility.Gracing each page is one of Tracy Gallup's handmade figures. They tell a compelling story that will capture the hearts of both children and adults alike.When snow speaks to you, do you listen?Are you snow crazy?
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The Young Healer
Frank N. McMillan
eBook (Mackinac Island Press, July 1, 2012)In THE YOUNG HEALER tradition meets contemporary when what starts out as just another day becomes anything but that for young Feather Anderson. Her beloved grandfather, a traditional Lakota healer, pulls her out of class one snowy morning and takes her on an old-fashioned vision quest in the heart of New York City in hopes of finding the perfect Lakota medicine. It becomes the most magical day ever for eleven-year-old Feather Anderson, the day she saves her little brother’s life. Feather follows in her grandfather’s footsteps of healing as a medicine man and she then earns her newly-given secret Lakota name.