by Mike Costanzo | Oct 8, 2009 | Picture Book
Have you got the beat? Oh, yeah. Catfish Kate and her all-girl band have come together to tootle a good tune. But Skink and his boys want to have a nice read. They need a little peace and quiet. So a squabble starts. Then wise Kate says let’s compromise....
by Mike Costanzo | Oct 8, 2009 | Non-Fiction
You are the general in the Roman army who is about to ‘conquer a barbarian region’ to add to the Roman Empire. How do you plan your attack? How does your army run? Once you take over this new land, how will you lead the people? In a factual way with no...
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...
by Mike Costanzo | Oct 8, 2009 | Non-Fiction
It’s 20,000 B.C. and you are the leader of a small band of clansmen surviving in the ice age. You live in tundra and winter is coming. How will your people survive? Where will you live? What will you eat during the winter? What will you wear and what tools will...
by Mike Costanzo | Oct 8, 2009 | Picture Book
How wonderful to believe that you can do anything. That is exactly what this dog thinks about himself and he imagines himself doing all those wonderful jobs. He could even be a superhero. This is a dog of many dreams. Lucky for him he has an owner who loves him just...
by Mike Costanzo | Oct 8, 2009 | Picture Book
Lucky Max, the dog, is the king’s taster. He tastes the king’s food before the king eats it to be sure the food is safe for the king to eat. Life is grand until a new king comes along. Now, the cook and the taster have a big problem. The king does not like...
by Mike Costanzo | Oct 8, 2009 | Picture Book
Pierre is a fox without a friend who lives at the bottom of a ‘sky-high mountain.’ One day he decides to drive over the mountain to find himself a friend. He’s lonely. So with a lot of tooting and zooming and even some screeching, fox sets off on his...
by Mike Costanzo | Oct 8, 2009 | Fiction
Jill is very excited because tonight her two best friends, Meg and Annie, are coming to spend the night at her farm for a Pony Scout sleepover. The girls get to meet the horses they will ride the next day. One of the horses is new to the farm, Rosy. Rosy is a little...
by Mike Costanzo | Oct 8, 2009 | Non-Fiction
If you have a reluctant reader who laughs through all of the Dr. Seuss books, here is a wonderful series for you. The energy of the Cat travels through the pages as you set out on your adventure into space. There’s a visit to each planet and a few interesting...
