Martin Bridge: Blazing Ahead!

By Jessica Scott Kerrin and Joseph Kelly

Martin Bridge returns with a third book of slice-of-life adventures in the daily life of an eight-year-old boy.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Kids Can Press
• Release date: Dec 3, 2013
• ISBN: 9781894786614

Jessica Scott Kerrin

Jessica Scott Kerrin is the author of the newly launched Lobster Chronicles series and the best-selling Martin Bridge series. She lives in downtown Halifax, Canada, and once owned a nutty Springer Spaniel who inspired this book.

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For Peter and Elliott. And for my sister Leslie, the real camper of the family — J.S.K.

For my dad Joe, the snappiest dancer in the USN, who really has seen manta rays, circular rainbows and a chocolate river called the Orinoco, all from the pilot seat of a blimp! — J.K.

ISBN 978-1-894786-61-4 (ePub)

Text © 2006 Jessica Scott Kerrin

Illustrations © 2006 Joseph Kelly

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of Kids Can Press Ltd. or, in case of photocopying or other reprographic copying, a license from The Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency (Access Copyright). For an Access Copyright license, visit www.accesscopyright.ca or call toll free to 1-800-893-5777.

This is a work of fiction and any resemblance of characters to persons living or dead is purely coincidental.

Kids Can Press acknowledges the financial support of the Government of Ontario, through the Ontario Media Development Corporation’s Ontario Book Initiative; the Ontario Arts Council; the Canada Council for the Arts; and the Government of Canada, through the CBF, for our publishing activity.

www.kidscanpress.com

Edited by Debbie Rogosin

Designed by Julia Naimska

The art in this book was drawn with graphite and charcoal; shading was added digitally.

Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication

Kerrin, Jessica Scott

Martin Bridge blazing ahead! / written by Jessica Scott Kerrin ; illustrated by Joseph Kelly.

ISBN 978-1-55337-961-4 (bound)

ISBN 978-1-55337-962-1 (pbk.)

I. Kelly, Joseph II. Title.

PS8621.E77M36 2006        jC813’.6       C2006-901302-0

Contents

Relish

Lightning Bolts

Make Martin’s Slime

Send Secret Signals

An Excerpt from The Lobster Chronicles

Meet …

Trailblazing Junior Badger

King of pranks

Houdini with tape

Camp maestro

Leading expert on the use and abuse of tools

Family photographer

Lost without a compass

Mechanical genius

Ready and steady

Lightning bolt superhero and toolbox wizard

Relish

Psssst! Check this out, said Martin’s friend Alex from the backseat as he pulled a jar from his knapsack.

Martin turned around to read the label.

Relish? he asked. What do you have relish for?

It’s not relish, said Alex mysteriously. Open the lid. He rocked the jar from side to side with a flick of his wrist.

Forget it! said Martin matter-of-factly.