This book is part of a book series called Martin Bridge .

This book has been graded for interest at 9-12 years.

There are 120 pages in this book. This book was published 2005 by Turtleback Books .

Joseph Kelly (PhD, University of Texas, Austin) is Professor of English at the College of Charleston. He is the author of America's Longest Siege: Charleston, Slavery, and the Slow March to Civil War and Our Joyce: From Outcast to Icon. Jessica Scott Kerrin is the author of the bestselling Martin Bridge series, inspired by the misadventures of her husband and son. Her first novel, Martin Bridge: Ready for Takeoff! was named an ALA Notable Children's Book and placed on the Horn Book Fanfare List. Kerrin grew up on the Canadian prairies, but now lives with her family and pet tortoise in Halifax, Nova Scotia. 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.