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.

Tears of Mother Bear

Children's Books

Lewis, Anne Margaret

Animals

Mackinac Island Press

This fun search and find book is an official children's book of the National Cherry Festival. If you love cherries, you will love searching for all 100 Mr. Cherry's in Hidden Cherries, and learn how to count at the same time.

Hidden Cherries

Literature & Fiction

What would happen if there was no water left in the Great Lakes? What would we find on our lake floors? With global warming and the receding waters in our lakes and water rights and protection so important for us, this important book teaches children in a fun way to respect and protect our Great Lakes. Teach your children today the importance of our Great Lakes and they'll be our protectors in the future! With concern about the Great Lakes paramount, Charles Ferguson Barker set out to create a book that takes children on an incredible journey, revealing the secrets of the lake floors if the unimaginable happened: the Great Lakes drained away. 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. Most importantly, the book will remind readers to never take the Great Lakes for granted.

The Day the Great Lakes Drained Away

Barker, Chales Ferguson

Join in the search for Mr. Pumpkin, hidden in a haunted house, a pumpkin patch, a Halloween party and more.

Hidden Pumpkins

Holidays & Celebrations

King Cat – aloof, frisky, and self-absorbed – and his incredibly talented creator, author and illustrator Tracy Gallup—are going to have an immediate following.

King Cat

Gallup, Tracy

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!

Gitchi Gumee

Anne Margaret Lewis

Join PaleoJoe–-a real paleontologist–-as he takes you on this dinosaur search to find hidden dinosaurs and dinosaur treasures. Children will also learn about their favorite dinosaurs and many more and even learn about the tools that paleontologists use. Clever illustrations have PaleoJoe on every page and have interesting comparisons for size with modern objects alongside the dinosaurs. Also includes an informative 'Dino Data' section on every page, and a glossary in back.

Hidden Dinosaurs

PaleoJoe

You’ve never discovered Michigan quite like this! Explore Michigan page by page in this incredibly creative hide and seek book. HIDDEN MICHIGAN covers every part of the great state of Michigan and has hidden objects throughout it. This is without a doubt the most creative, artistic and fun children's book ever done on Michigan and that's why it was honored as Michigan's First Official State book. The only book to pass the Michigan Senate to achieve this honor!

Hidden Michigan

Campbell, Janis

History

Join PaleoJoe and his 11-year-old sidekick Shelly as they embark on their first adventure to solve the mystery of... The Disappearance of Dinosaur SUE®. * SUE is a trademark of The Field Museum, Chicago and is used with permission.

The Disappearance of Dinosaur SUE® (PaleoJoe's Dinosaur Detective Club)

Wendy Caszatt-Allen

Joseph P. Kchodl

Book #2 of PaleoJoe's Dinosaur Detective Club. PaleoJoe's Dinosaur Detective Club is real adventure and real paleontology that all boys and girls love. Everywhere PaleoJoe goes, kids just can't wait to meet him and read his books. Teachers have even told us kids will almost miss the busses because they can't stop reading his books. A classroom in Iowa called them "movies for the brain" and a New York magazine called them a combination of "Jurassic Park and Indiana Jones." You'll call them paleoriffic fun!

Stolen Stegosaurus (PaleoJoe's Dinosaur Detective Club)

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