by Barb Langridge | Nov 17, 2009 | Fantasy
Miri has always wanted to work in the quarry with everyone else in her mountain village but her father refuses to allow it. She believes it is because he sees her as weak and frail. Then, a messenger arrives from the lowlands to announce that the prince’s future...
by Mike Costanzo | Nov 16, 2009 | Fiction
Tom’s mother has returned from Greece with an impossible request: come to Greece and help her destroy an ancient enemy. She has assembled an army of unlikely allies, including Grimalkin ,the witch assassin, and Alice Deane, as well as neighboring spook Bill...
by Mike Costanzo | Nov 16, 2009 | Fiction
This supplemental work in The Last Apprentice series, is divided into three stories told by John Gregory, the Spook and Tom Ward’s mentor; the witch assassin, Grimalkin; and Alice Deane, a young witch who is Tom’s closest friend. Each character, in their...
by Mike Costanzo | Nov 16, 2009 | Fiction
Set Five of the Bob Books series introduces young readers to long vowel sounds with the appearance of “silent e.” The stories in this series now more closely resemble those found in books for advanced readers — the plot is more complicated, the...
by Mike Costanzo | Nov 16, 2009 | Fiction
Bob Books, Set Four Compound Words helps children build on the skills of the previous sets by using repetition and sight words as it adds compound words to the mix. Longer words and sentences will attract a more advanced beginning reader, while the silly illustrations...
by Mike Costanzo | Nov 16, 2009 | Fiction
Set Three in the Bob Book series introduces readers to longer words of four or more letters and more complicated sentences, as well as an increased number of sight words. Children also discover words with different endings, as -y, -ly and others make their appearance....
by Mike Costanzo | Nov 16, 2009 | Fiction
Set Two in the Bob Books series is designed for more advanced beginners. Gone are the rhymes and picture words at the beginning of each story. Instead, readers are greeted to slightly longer sentences and a list of new words divided by “vowel sound” and...
by Mike Costanzo | Nov 16, 2009 | Fiction
The Bob Books series were created by an early education teacher in response to a lack of materials available for her students that were just beginning to read. Set one is designed for children who may recognize the alphabet and the sounds their letters make. Simple...
by Mike Costanzo | Nov 16, 2009 | Picture Book
Ruby is taking Max shopping to get a new pair of pants.They have five dollars to spend.Max’s shirt is going to take all their money.Ruby decides to have fun trying on dresses.She tells Max to stay in the dressing room.But when Ruby doesn’t come back, Max...
by Mike Costanzo | Nov 16, 2009 | Picture Book
Ruby’s friend Louise is coming over to play beauty shop. Max is going to be their first customer. He has his hair done, his nails done and even his makeup done. Then the First Lady and the Queen call so the girls are busy. Max decides to have his own...
