by Mike Costanzo | Oct 8, 2009 | Picture Book
Imagine being a shark and trying to make friends with the other ocean creatures. Everyone takes one look at you and swims the other way. But that’s really hard for the shark.
by Mike Costanzo | Oct 8, 2009 | Picture Book
Most of us have something about ourselves that we wish would go away. It’s something that always seems to cause us a problem. For Nipper the crab that something is his set of great big claws. Oh, why can’t he be like Octopus or Jellyfish or Turtle? They...
by Mike Costanzo | Oct 8, 2009 | Poetry
For children who delight in dinosaurs, this is a wonderfully fun foray into the world of poetry. The vibrant imagination of Douglas Florian has spread its wings and created magical dinos and magical words. The curious child will search the pictures of dinosaurs for...
by Mike Costanzo | Oct 8, 2009 | Non-Fiction
Welcome to 1593. You are a sea captain and the King of Portugal is asking you to take a fleet of ships down around the Cape of Good Hope and all the way to India to deliver cargo to Portugal’s colonies there. Can you do it? What supplies will you need? How will...
by Mike Costanzo | Oct 8, 2009 | Non-Fiction
It’s 1300 and the king has chosen you to fight the rebel lord who is challenging his power. The rebel lord is in his castle. You will have to gather your forces and outwit this enemy. How will you set up camp and what weapons will you use? How will your men...