Mackinac Bridge: The Story of the Five Mile Poem

by Gloria Whelan

Winner of the 2007 Michigan Notable Books Award

Set 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 Bridge, he is torn between family loyalty and eager anticipation. He can't help being awestruck by the majesty of the five-mile-long bridge that will connect the two peninsulas and change...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1585362832
• ISBN13: 9781585362837
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 9.2" x 11.3"
• Age Range: 6 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 4