Books published by publisher Castalia Publishing Company

Winner of the 2014 Silver Falchion Award: Sponsored by Barnes & Noble and Mystery Writers of America. "An entertaining examination of oceanographic food webs, good for both everyday read-alouds and classroom instructional use... An informational picture book that solves a whodunit of the sea in lilting, rhyming text." (Kirkus Review) Was it a shark, or did some other sea creature make a perfectly drilled hole in a clamshell? Come along and solve the mystery. Did You Make the Hole in the Shell in the Sea? has rhythmic and rhyming text. Each expressive character helps to bring the story to life, and although the story is fictitious, all of the characters tell an authentic tale of what really happens at the edge of the sea. The repetitive text and rich vocabulary make this a fun book for learners ages three to 10 and for families. This book is also an entertaining choice for any classroom teacher who's studying the sea and searching for a fun book packed with true facts about coastal marine life, including sea stars, lobsters, clams, moon snails, and seagulls. Don't miss this seaside adventure. The journey is about to begin. And the next time you find a shell at the beach with a perfectly drilled hole, you'll know exactly what made the hole in the shell in the sea!

The Bumpy, Lumpy Horseshoe Crab is a horseshoe crab adventure with a happy ending. This audiobook has a whimsical, rhyming style, and portrays horseshoe crabs exhibiting behaviors that they commonly use in real life. It's the perfect choice for children three to 10 years old. It also is a great tool for teachers who are studying marine life, tidepools, or coastal sea animals. Although two horseshoe crabs are the central characters, periwinkles, limpets, barnacles, and green and Jonah crabs are also portrayed in the story. At the end of the story, there is information about horseshoe crabs and other sea animals that appear in the story. The Bumpy, Lumpy Horseshoe Crab is the first book in Petrie's sea animal series. Did You Make the Hole in the Shell in the Sea? and Something's Tugging on My Claw! are two award-winning books that complete Petrie's three-book rhythmic and rhyming series.

"What do you get when you mix Tintin, James Bond, and The Famous Five together? You get Richard Newsome's Billionaire series."—Christchurch Kids Blog"Filled with secret passageways and deadly booby traps, you'll be on the edge of your seat!"—K-Zone"A rollicking good yarn."—Weekend Herald"An irresistibly fun-tastic tale that's virtually guaranteed to keep youngsters reading, chuckling and desperately waiting for the next book in the series."—Independent Weekly"It has humour that is just off centre enough to appeal to children as well as a few pearls of wisdom thrown into the mix. Fans of the series will lap it up and those who haven't read the earlier books will no doubt want to go back and read the rest."—OrangeDale blog"Plenty of plot twists to keep readers guessing and eager for Gerald's next adventure."—MagpiesA mysterious coded message. A search for a fabled perpetual motion machine. A horse ride from hell. And a night in the exclusive Billionaire's Club House of Puzzles. If Gerald thought his term in a Scottish Highlands school camp was going to be easy he couldn't have been more wrong. With Professor McElderry in the clutches of Gerald's nemesis Sir Mason Green, and a seemingly impossible task required to save his life, the stakes are high and the heat is on.In this fifth book of the Billionaire Series, Gerald, Ruby Sam, and Felicity face their greatest challenge yet.

Curly Jess is a beautiful and popular little girl who has always been good at everything she has done. She has always been a straight-A student until math class threw her for a loop! Embarrassed by her struggles, Jessica tries to keep her failure to herself. Will she fail math class, or will she find a way to turn things around? The author will be donating 20 percent of all revenue from this audiobook to Books 4 Billy, Inc., a nonprofit organization that raises money for families of brain cancer victims. For more information or to make a donation, please visit www.books4billy.com.

Something's Tugging on My Claw! takes readers on a young, blue lobster's adventure to discover the culprit who was tugging on his claw. Once he solves the mystery, the blue lobster is delighted to find that a claw dropped on purpose to escape danger isn't necessarily lost forever. This is Seatales Publishing Company's third book in its sea animal series. Something's Tugging on My Claw! is an engaging, rhythmic and rhyming sea animal adventure, with expressive characters to bring the story to life. Although this story is fictitious, all the characters tell an authentic tale of what really happens at the edge of the sea. The repetitive text and rich vocabulary make Something's Tugging on My Claw! a fun audiobook to listen to for families, as well as an entertaining choice for teachers who are studying marine life in their classrooms. Although this book's target audience is preschool through fourth grade, most adults are surprised at how much they learn from listening to Something's Tugging on My Claw!,too.

Cheng Man-ch’ing (1902–1975)—also romanized as Zheng Manqing— certainly played a lead role in popularizing tai chi ch'uan throughout the world and greatly influencing the way the art is perceived and practiced. This fact alone should drive all those interested in tai chi to study the man’s history and thought. There is a huge body of writings and video representations of Cheng’s tai chi theory and practice. Unfortunately, much of the available content actually obscures Cheng’s message. The result is that Cheng and his role in tai chi evolution are often not fully understood and faulty conclusions are made. A further result is that many feel either enlightened with what they believe to be true, or they become even more perplexed in who Cheng was as a human and what his tai chi truly embodied. The chapters in this anthology contain rare information about Professor Cheng not available elsewhere, except in their originally published formats in the Journal of Asian Martial Arts. Most of the articles in the journal were written in an academic style, limiting their acceptance from the general public, which is typically interested in the more accessible popular writing styles. Of course the content here deals not only with the complexities of tai chi theory and practice, but does so in a thick weave of historical and cultural threads. We are republishing the journal articles in book format so all with a sincere interest in tai chi history, theory, and practice can benefit from the content, particularly those interested in the Cheng Man-ch’ing tradition. Each author is uniquely qualified for producing some of the highest-quality writings in this specialized area.

Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar dramatizes the events leading up to and immediately after the public assassination of the great Roman general and politician, Julius Caesar. The fate of the Republic is thrown into the balance as the legions of Brutus and his fellow liberators face off against the legions of Marc Antony and Octavius.This work is one of three Roman tragedies written by William Shakespeare alongside Coriolanus, and Antony and Cleopatra.

Anne Bonny was 18 when she ran away from her violent husband, into the arms of pirate captain Calico Jack. Now, aboard Jack’s ship, she’s part of a ruthless crew bringing mayhem and murder to the Caribbean. But James Bonny is willing to pay to get his wife back. And pirate-hunter Captain Barnet is open to all offers. Devil’s Ballast is action-packed, nuanced, culturally relevant and sharp as a cutlass.