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Children's Fiction Chapter Books

Martin Bridge: Blazing Ahead!

by (author) Jessica Scott Kerrin

illustrated by Joseph Kelly

Publisher
Kids Can Press
Initial publish date
Aug 2006
Category
Chapter Books
Recommended Age
7 to 10
Recommended Grade
2 to 5
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781553379614
    Publish Date
    Aug 2006
    List Price
    $16.95
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781553379621
    Publish Date
    Aug 2006
    List Price
    $7.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781894786614
    Publish Date
    Dec 2013
    List Price
    $4.99

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Out of print

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Description

Martin Bridge returns with more daily slice-of-life adventures. This time, Martin's first overnight camping trip with the Junior Badgers is going to be a weekend with the works! There are badges to earn, gooey campfire treats to eat, hiking trails to explore ... and Alex's pranks to avoid. But when Martin finds himself on the receiving end of his friend's horror-movie slime, it's payback time!

Join Martin Bridge as he blazes ahead with a flashy campfire performance, an inspired prank of his own, some lightning-fast bicycle repairs and a surefire way to make his father's old lawn mower go like blazes.

About the authors

Jessica Scott Kerrin is the author of The Things Owen Wrote, The Spotted Dog Last Seen (finalist for the Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award and the John Spray Mystery Award) and The Missing Dog Is Spotted. She is also the author of the picture book, The Better Tree Fort (illustrated by Qin Leng), and is known for the Lobster Chronicles series and the bestselling Martin Bridge series. Her novels have been translated into French, Turkish, Russian and Slovenian.

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Born and raised in Alberta, Jessica now lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Jessica Scott Kerrin's profile page

Joseph Kelly is a commercial and industrial artist. He is illustrator of the Martin Bridge series of chapter books and A Paddling of Ducks. He lives in Sonoma, California.

Joseph Kelly's profile page

Awards

  • Short-listed, Hackmatack Children's Choice Book Award

Editorial Reviews

Martin is a real boy with parents who allow him to find his own way, a rarity in today's early chapter books. Warm, expressive graphite and charcoal sketches add an extra dimension to (the story).

Horn Book

Realistic, everyday situations, likable characters and simple stories written in rich language with solid dialogue and humor will make this a series with endless variations, and readers will eagerly anticipate every new installment.

Kirkus Reviews

Martin Bridge returns in another book that's just as funny as the previous titles in the series ... Kelly's expressive, quirky drawings in graphite and charcoal with digital shading complement the text.

School Library Journal

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