The Island Bookstore: Children's Books

Children's Books
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Rascal Makes Mischief on Mackinac Island Cynthia Furlong Reynolds Hardcover Price: $17.95	By the Light of the Moon by Lisa Dos Santos Illustrated by Katie Belfy. A story of kindness and friendship above the Mighty Mac. Meet Edge, a bald eagle who lives over the Straits of Mackinac. He's very proud but also very shy. He's feeling a little lonely and longs for close friends. When Mrs. Beatice's baby bats are missing, Edge finds a very special way to show how kind he really is and make good friends in the process. Price $17.95 Hardcover
Mackinac Passages: Pirate Party by Robert Lytle Softcover Price: $9.95	Let's Go to Mackinac Island by Karen Dean. Come along with the Anderson family as they visit a one-of-a-kind island in Lake Huron, located between Michigan's upper and lower peninsulas. Price $19.95 Hardcover
The Day the Great Lakes Drained Away by Charles Barker What would happen if the Great Lakes drained away? This unique children's book shows the bizarre landscape that would be revealed if all the water of the Great Lakes were to suddenly disappear. This book serves to entertain, but also to educate-children and adults will learn about the amazing newly discovered geologic features under the Great Lakes. But perhaps most importantly, the book will remind us to never take the Great Lakes for granted. Price: $18.95 Hardcover Mackinac Island Press (March, 2005)	Mac's Mackinac Island Adventure Author Mary Beth Vachon Illustrated by Ann G. Rusky Mac's friends are Nay-Sayers but Mac finds courage to do new things that he's never done before. Price $17.95 Hardcover Arbutus Press
Step Up by Cathe Hahn This new children's book takes a family on a sight-seeing trip with the three horse hitch on Mackinac Island. Find out what happens one day when the Carriage Tour driver says, "John, Wayne, Duke, step up!" Price $15.95 Hardcover	The Edmund Fitzgerald by Kathy-jo Warginn. Illustrated by Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen. Suspenseful retelling of the last hours of the Edmund Fitzgerald. Atmospheric paintings from award winning artist Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen. Price $17.95 Hardcover
The Legend of Sleeping Bear by Kathy-jo Warginn Illustrated by Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen Beautifully illustrated retelling of an Ojibwe Indian tale, a mother bear loses sight of her two cubs as they all attempt to escape a forest fire by swimming across Lake Michigan. Price $17.95 Hardcover