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Young Readers2009 Michigan Center for the BookSelection for the NATIONAL Book fESTIVALA Pocketful ofPassageLoraine Campbell“What could be more satisfying fora young and adventurous girl thansummers on a tiny island in wild LakeSuperior with a lighthouse for herhome? This true story will excite theimagination and warm the heart.”—Gloria Whelan, recipient of theNational Book Award for Homeless BirdBased on the memories of AnnieBowen Hoge, whose father was alighthouse keeper on the Great Lakesfor many years. Every summer untilshe was nine, Annie went with herbrother, sister, and mother to liveat Passage Island, where her fathertended the signal that guided shipsthrough an important shipping lanebetween Passage Island and Isle Royalein Lake Superior.ages 8+2007 / 5.5 x 7.5 / 96 pp / 15 illusISBN 978-08143-3341-9$12.95l paperISBN 978-0-8143-3555-0 eGreat Lakes Books Series2006 Michigan Notable Book!As selected by the Library of MichiganUnder MichiganThe Story of Michigan’s Rocksand FossilsCharles Ferguson Barker“Children of all ages will be mesmerized.Barker spent about a year writingthe book but more than 20 yearsresearching it. He takes the reader fromthe formation of the planet around4.5 billion years ago to the icy-coldglaciers that sculpted the Great Lakes.He touches on underwater mountains,caves, and the rock salts beds underthe city of Detroit.”—Westland ObserverThe first book for young readersspecifically about the geologic historyof the state and the structureof what scientists around the worldcall the “Michigan Basin.” A fun andeducational journey, the book exploresEarth’s geological past, taking readersfar below the familiar sights of Michiganto explain the creation of mineralsand fossils and show where they canbe found in the varying layers of rock.ages 8+2005 / 8.5 x 11 / 56 pp / 25 illusISBN 978-0-8143-3088-3$17.95t clothISBN 978-0-8143-3649-6 eGreat Lakes Books Series2006 State History award from theHistorical Society of MichiganTo Keep the SouthManitou LightAnna Egan Smucker“The reader painlessly learns a gooddeal about what it takes to run a lighthousein a fast-paced thriller about amother and daughter in the age beforeelectricity.”—Bob Schwarz, Charleston GazetteSet on South Manitou Island in LakeMichigan during the fall of 1871, ToKeep the South Manitou Light tells thefictional tale of a twelve-year-old girlnamed Jessie, whose family has beentaking care of the lighthouse on theisland for generations.ages 8+2005 / 6 x 9 / 144 pp / 18 illusISBN 978-0-8143-3235-1,$23.95l clothISBN 978-0-8143-3236-8$13.95l paperGreat Lakes Books SeriesDetroit Biography Series forYoung Readers2002 Award of Merit from theHistorical Society of Michigan2002 Michigan NOTABLE Book!As selected by the Library of MichiganThe ReutherBrothersWalter, Roy, and VictorMike and Pam Smith“The Reuther Brothers: Walter, Roy, andVictor by Mike Smith and Pam Smithgives young readers a solid look at anotherimportant Detroit family as wellas a lesson on the UAW’s founding andthe city’s labor movement.”—Detroit Free Pressages 10+2001 / 5.5 x 9 / 88 pp / 31 illusISBN 978-0-8143-2994-8$27.95s clothISBN 978-0-8143-2995-5$14.95t paperGreat Lakes Books SeriesTeacher’s Guide information: Complimentaryteacher’s guides are available for many of our youngreader titles. To order, please call (800) 978-7323.36Wayne State University Press regional Books