by Mike Costanzo | Nov 14, 2009 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
“This morning I beat up a kid.” Does that make me a bad kid now, Dexter wonders? Dexter is such a tough kid. He’s so tough he beat a kid up in the boys’ bathroom this morning. It’s hard to be so tough though when your father is in the...
by Mike Costanzo | Nov 14, 2009 | Non-Fiction
Do you love to hear the frogs and toads call in the spring?Do you know that our little amphibious friends are in trouble?Their populations are dropping and scientists are studying them to try to understand what is happening in their world.One dedicated scientist, is...
by Mike Costanzo | Nov 14, 2009 | Picture Book
Wow, what a beautiful book. Have you ever heard of Walter Anderson? He was an American artist who painted he natural world he loved. He spent long hours on a small, wild island called Horn Island. When he died, he left behind him a secret, locked room. His wife opened...
by Mike Costanzo | Nov 14, 2009 | Poetry
What a beautiful, reassuring bedtime poem. Just like the gentle rocking of the waves, this rhythmic poem honors the animals of the sea at bedtime. Good night to the baby polar bears, the baby otter, the baby walrus and the baby whales. What a lovely way to slip off to...
by Mike Costanzo | Nov 14, 2009 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
It’s really hard being Bridgette Butt right now. She thought third grade would be great because her teacher was Mrs. Holiday who never makes fun of her last name. But, now, Mrs. Holiday has announced that she is moving away. Bridgette is so upset. Then, Mikey...
