In March, 2009, The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium trumpeted the news--a baby elephant was born! Now, to celebrate his first birthday, we bring you Beco's Big Year. Learn about Beco, elephants in zoos and in the wild, and about conservation efforts to keep these magnificent animals from becoming extinct.

 

          

 

 

 

 

New York City faced many challenges in the 1850s. A time of tremendous immigration, language barriers, few housing regulations, and no social services, life was often difficult at best. But one challenge that might surprise readers is the effect livestock had roaming the city streets. In 1851, The New York Times ran an article about how pigs were wreaking havoc about the city--digging up people’s gardens, and startling carriage horses in the streets. With no laws about the penning of livestock, this situation existed not only in New York City, but in other cities across the nation. The Pig and Miss Prudence is based on that little known fact. Illustrated by Lauren Castillo, this book is in stores now. Please join Miss Prudence for a wild ride on the back of a pig, at a time when when pigs ran the city streets. Picture Book for ages 5-8.

READERS, you can order The Pig And Miss Prudence from Amazon Books, or look in your local bookstore.

RETAILERS can order directly from Star Bright, or from Ingram, Baker & Taylor, or any other major wholesaler

LIBRARIANS, you will find it at Brodart, Baker & Taylor (schools) (public), or Follett Library Resources.

Reviews:

Set at the turn of the nineteenth century into the twentieth century, The Pig and Miss Prudence is an enjoyable children's picturebook about a woman whose quarrel with a pig that nibbles on her flowers escalates into a grand escapade! Miss Prudence finds herself unexpectedly riding the pig through the busy city, crashing into flower carts and shipyard workers while chased by a rowdy crowd, through a hat shop, the museum, the church, and finally the mayor's office. The exuberant art style of Lauren Castillo adds high-energy to the hijinks, while the cheerful prose of author Linda Stanek immerses the reader in a world gone by.--Midwest Book Reviews

Coming Soon!

 

Books in the works:

• Blimp! The Inside Scoop on Airships, a photo-based nonfiction for ages 7-12.Coming 2012.
• The Andaman Pearl, historical fiction middle grade novel, set in Siam in the 1880s. Coming 2013.

Books being written:

• Wild Cats!, A puzzle-based nonfiction about wild cats around the world. Coming 2012.
• Strange Ohio Truths, from giant beavers to lost pirate treasure, it happened in Ohio--truly! Coming 2013.
• Into the Fog, a mystery novel about two runaways who become involved with a secret branch of the U.S. Intelligence network. Coming late 2014.

Books being illustrated:

• The Jack O' Lantern Tree, a rhyming picture book for halloween.