Mail by the Pail
• Colin Bergel
LITERATURE •
2000 •
HARD COVER
• 32 PAGES
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
Set in Manistee on the coast of Lake Michigan, this tale is about Mary Smith who wants to send her father a birthday card because he won't be home this year. Mr. Smith is a sailor who works at the Big Laker, which delivers iron, stone and coal to cities along the Great Lakes. But unlike everyone else, Mr. Smith gets his mail by a mailboat.
(GLK53, $18.95) |
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Under Michigan, The Story of Michigan's Rocks and Fossils
• Charles Ferguson Barker
NATURAL HISTORY •
2005 •
HARD COVER
• 40 PAGES
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
Learn about the geologic history of the Michigan Basin, the creation of minerals and fossils and where they are formed in rock layers. Discover the tall mountain ridges at the bottom of the Great Lakes and learn about hard rock formation that make up Michigan's shape in this colorfully illustrated book, including a glossary of scientific terms and a page to keep field notes.
(GLK54, $17.95) |
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Battles of the War of 1812
• Diane Smolinski
HISTORY •
2003 •
PAPER
• 32 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
Learn about the main battles of important early American wars, the roles of soldiers, women and leaders as they fought for liberty. Included are maps, diagrams, timelines and letters from soldiers.
(USE507, $8.99) |
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Danger on the Great Lakes
• Carolyn Keene
MYSTERY •
2003 •
PAPER
• 160 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
Follow the exciting journey of Nancy and her friends as they go on a cruise around the Great Lakes at the end of summer vacation, only to end up helping a detective who is in danger as he searches for a diamond thief on the Great Lakes. Soon Nancy's hunting for clues on land and offshore. Where there's stolen diamonds, though, there's danger -- and Nancy and her friends are soon caught in the thick of it. Will Nancy be able to crack this case before her ship is sunk?
(GLK55, $5.99) |
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Great Lakes Wildlife Nature Activity Book
• James Kavanagh
FIELD GUIDE •
2004 •
PAPER
• 32 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
Designed to compliment the K-12 curriculum, this entertaining activity book features nature-related games, quizzes and classroom activities.
(GLK59, $6.95) |
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Paddle-to-the-Sea
• Holling C. Holling
EXPLORATION •
1980 •
PAPER
• 62 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
Originally published in 1941, Holling's captivating tale introduces youngsters to the geography and history of North America through the story of a young Indian boy and the toy canoe he launches on a journey from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic. Geared for ages 8-11, the book is popular with kids of all ages.
(NAM25, $11.95) |
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Samuel De Champlain, From New France to Cape Cod
• Adrianna Morganelli
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
2005 •
PAPER
• 32 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
Follow Champlain's expedition as he travels over the Atlantic Ocean to North America in the early 1600s as he takes on the mission to colonize what is now Quebec. The book includes color illustrations and maps that follow Champlain's trek from Cape Breton to Cape Cod.
(USE506, $8.95) |
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The Great Lakes, Stories from Where We Live
• Sara (EDT) St. Antoine
LITERATURE •
2005 •
PAPER
• 264 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
In this illustrated anthology, St. Antoine tells delightful stories about the Great Lakes regions. They include: spending a summer searching for rare plants of rural Indiana, watching the Aurora Borealis from the 400-foot dunes of Michigan and meeting an Ojibwe girl on Wisconsin's Chequamegon Bay shores.
(GLK52, $10.95) |
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The St. Lawrence, River Route to the Great Lakes
• Lynn Peppas
HISTORY •
2010 •
PAPER
• 32 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
Lynn's informative book discusses how this important commercial waterway was once a major route of the fur and timber trades. The waterway forms part of the border between Canada and the United States, connecting the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean.
(USM143, $8.95) |
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The St. Lawrence River
• Tim McNeese
HISTORY •
2005 •
HARD COVER
• YOUNG ADULTS
An examination of the St. Lawrence river as a corridor for exploration, cultural exchange, trade and economic development.
(USM120, $32.50) |
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