Gijsbert Van Frankenhuyzen
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The Legend of Mackinac Island
$17.95 Add to cartA beautiful tale of the painted turtle Makinauk, his animal friends, and their discovery of new lands and long-lasting friendship.
- Series: Myths, Legends, Fairy and Folktales
- Author: Wargin, Kathy-Jo
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: April 01 1999
- ISBN10: 1886947120
- Language: English
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S Is for Sleeping Bear Dunes: A National Lakeshore Alphabet
$16.99 Add to cartFollowing the alphabet this book uses poetry and expository text to explore the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, which is located along the northwest coast of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. N… [more below]
- Author: Wargin, Kathy-Jo
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: April 01 2015
- ISBN10: 1585369179
- Language: English
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Jasper’s Story: Saving Moon Bears
$17.99 Read moreFor years Jasper, a moon bear, lived a miserable existence, held captive in a cage by bear farmers in rural China. The farmers extracted the bile from Jasper’s body and sold it to be used in tradition… [more below]
- Author: Robinson, Jill
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: March 01 2013
- ISBN10: 1585367982
- Language: English
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The Legend of the Beaver’s Tail
$16.99 Read moreLong ago Beaver did not look like he does now. Yes, he had two very large front teeth, but his tail was not wide and flat. It was thick with silky fur. Vain Beaver is inordinately proud of his gloriou… [more below]
- Author: Shaw, Stephanie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: April 01 2015
- ISBN10: 1585368989
- Language: English
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Adopted by an Owl: The True Story of Jackson the Owl
$17.95 Read moreFrom the Author (Robbyn van Frankenhuyzen): “For twenty years we have rehabilitated a wide variety of wild critters, from fawns, foxes, skunks, and crows to opposums, raccoons, rabbits, and owls. Some… [more below]
- Series: Hazel Ridge Farm Stories #01
- Author: Frankenhuyzen, Robbyn Smith Van
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: September 26 2001
- ISBN10: 1585360708
- Language: English
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The Legend of the Lady’s Slipper
$17.95 Add to cartThe Legend of the Lady’s Slipper is a suspenseful tale of a young maiden’s run through the forest in an attempt to save the people of her village. Dashing through the forest, with starlight at her hee… [more below]
- Series: Legend (Sleeping Bear)
- Author: Wargin, Kathy-Jo
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: May 01 2001
- ISBN10: 1886947740
- Language: English
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Saving Samantha: A True Story
$17.95 Read moreIllustrator Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen and wife Robbyn team up again for another wildlife tale drawn from their encounters with the animal kingdom. Told in journal form and rendered in beautifully det… [more below]
- Series: Hazel Ridge Farm Stories #02
- Author: Frankenhuyzen, Robbyn Smith Van
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: March 04 2004
- ISBN10: 1585362204
- Language: English
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Our Michigan!: We Love the Seasons
$17.95 Add to cartFor anyone who has ever dipped a toe in one of its Great Lakes, walked through one of its golden forests, or stood atop one of its sandy dunes, the natural beauty of Michigan is etched in the mind. Fr… [more below]
- Author: Sleeping Bear Press
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: April 15 2021
- ISBN10: 1534111352
- Language: English
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L Is for Lincoln: An Illinois Alphabet
$17.95 Read moreThe home of one of America’s most revered Presidents is also home to American icons such as the Ferris wheel, Montgomery Ward stores, and John Deere tractors. This latest offering from the award-winni… [more below]
- Series: Discover America State by State (Hardcover)
- Author: Wargin, Kathy-Jo
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: October 09 2000
- ISBN10: 1585360163
- Language: English
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The Legend of the Loon
$17.95 Add to cartThe fantastic Legend team of Kathy-jo Wargin and Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen have another beautiful book to add to the Sleeping Bear and Mackinac Island stories. A Grandmother’s love for her grandchild… [more below]
- Series: Myths, Legends, Fairy and Folktales
- Author: Wargin, Kathy-Jo
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: April 24 2000
- ISBN10: 188694797X
- Language: English
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The Legend of Leelanau
$17.95 Add to cartThe young maiden Leelinau is forbidden from going into the Spirit Wood. But Leelinau so enjoys her time spent there with the Pukwudjinees (the tiny fairies of the forest) that she risks playing with t… [more below]
- Series: Legend (Sleeping Bear)
- Author: Wargin, Kathy-Jo
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: April 04 2003
- ISBN10: 158536150X
- Language: English
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Mackinac Bridge: The Story of the Five Mile Poem
$17.95 Read moreSet in the late 1950s, this is the moving story of a young boy whose father operates a ferryboat between Michigan’s Upper and Lower peninsulas. As young Mark witnesses the building of the new Mackinac… [more below]
- Series: Tales of Young Americans
- Author: Whelan, Gloria
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: September 01 2006
- ISBN10: 1585362832
- Language: English
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The Legend of Michigan
$17.95 Add to cartLong, long ago, the ancient people of the forest gathered around warm fires and told the tale of a time long past, when the land known as “Michigane” was covered with ice and snow. For thousands of ye… [more below]
- Series: Legend (Sleeping Bear)
- Author: Noble, Trinka Hakes
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: March 21 2006
- ISBN10: 1585362786
- Language: English
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Mercedes and the Chocolate Pilot: A True Story of the Berlin Airlift and the Candy That Dropped from the Sky
$17.95 Add to cartA True Story of the Berlin Airlift and the Candy that Dropped from the Sky. Life was grim in 1948 West Berlin, Germany. Josef Stalin blockaded all ground routes coming in and out of Berlin to cut off … [more below]
- Series: True Story
- Author: Raven, Margot Theis
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: April 01 2002
- ISBN10: 1585360694
- Language: English
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The Edmund Fitzgerald: The Song of the Bell
$18.99 Add to cartLeaving port from Superior, Wisconsin on a sunny November day, the crew of the Edmund Fitzgerald is looking forward to a routine crossing of deep Lake Superior. Heading for a port in Cleveland, the gi… [more below]
- Series: True Story
- Author: Wargin, Kathy-Jo
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: September 01 2003
- ISBN10: 1585361267
- Language: English
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The Legend of the Petoskey Stone
$17.95 Add to cartThe sixth tale in our Legend series, The Legend of the Petoskey Stone focuses on the naming of this unique fossil, found only on the shores of Lake Michigan. From the ancient, warm sea that covered mo… [more below]
- Series: Legend (Sleeping Bear)
- Author: Wargin, Kathy-Jo
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: May 26 2004
- ISBN10: 1585362174
- Language: English
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The Legend of Sleeping Bear
$17.95 Add to cartIt started with a mother’s love… Fleeing from a forest fire, a mother bear urges her two cubs into the watery shelter of a vast body of water. Though it will be difficult, she knows if they can swim… [more below]
- Series: Legend (Sleeping Bear)
- Author: Wargin, Kathy-Jo
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: October 01 1998
- ISBN10: 188694735X
- Language: English
