by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Non-Fiction
Do you have a child who is fascinated by the ocean? A child whose mind has a million questions and really needs to do something with it to truly understand it? Well, what a wonderful book for you. Seymour Simon understands these kids, and in this book he has put...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Non-Fiction
Do you have a child who is fascinated by the world of spies and the intricate world of codes? What kinds of codes did our forefathers use? Could we still use them today? Has there ever been a code that no one could break? What codes did we use in World War II that...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Picture Book
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Non-Fiction
Do you know a young artist who would love to draw the Star Wars figures, droids and vehicles? Here is a book that gives the techniques and the step by steps for drawing all the fascinating characters from these science-fiction epics. You get inking, coloring, shading...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Picture Book
Do you know how stars are born? Did you know they aren’t born alone but actually are created in clusters? Cool, huh? Do you know about the Big Bang theory? Hey, did you know that we can still see the Big Bang in action out in our universe? How did our Solar...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Fiction
How many of you have seen the Disney movie, “The Sword in the Stone?” The one where Wart pulls the sword out of the stone and becomes King Arthur? This is a similar story.. a parody… but instead of a sword there is a bejeweled spoon..in the wall of...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Humor
Doesn’t look from the outside as though it would be funny, but funny it is. Two brothers are living with their father whose job takes him off on cruise ships. The boys are worried that he might find a mother for them on the next cruise, and they decide to sneak...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Drew Lawson has a future, and that future is in basketball. He’s determined to be spotted by college scouts, and he knows just how he’s going to make that happen, but his “schooling” isn’t over yet. The team coach, House, has a few things...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Historical Fiction
Early Whitcomb lives on a farm in Cass County, Iowa, in the 1850’s with his brother, his uncle Jesse, and his parents. The railroad wants the land their farm sits on and, when they refuse to sell, the pressure begins to force them out. Uncle Jesse, age 19,...
by Mike Costanzo | Mar 24, 2009 | Historical Fiction
Eddie Okubo enlists in the US Army at the age of 17, just days before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. His Japanese-American heritage will lead him into a strange world as he and his fellow Asian-American troops are transported to Cat Island in the Mississippi...
