Books published by publisher Castalia Publishing Company

A Mom's Choice Awards recipient, honoring excellence in children's books.The Bumpy, Lumpy Horseshoe Crab is a horseshoe crab adventure with a happy ending. This picture book has a whimsical, rhyming style, and portrays horseshoe crabs exhibiting behaviors that they commonly use in real life. It's the perfect choice for a family read-aloud for children 3-10 years old. It also is a great tool for teachers who are studying marine life, tidepools, or coastal sea animals. The fun, colorful, simply drawn illustrations are expressive, and bring each sea creature to life. 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 are pages containing 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, rhyming, and colorful series.

Written in a very simple, easy to use format. Each day consists of a key thought, Bible verse, and simple game to play, song to sing, or rhyme to say, and then ends with a prayer. It is in a spiral bound book that can be stood up on a table or floor for easy reference while leading the devotion with your little one. The activities are very simple and good for language development with very little kids. The book is intended for children age birth through age 3.- Amazon reviewer, Columbus Mama

Discover essential strategies for the single vegan cook, including how to set up a kitchen for one, plan exciting meals and menus, shop for fresh produce, choose the right tools and equipment, trim prep time, and save money.Both neophytes and experienced cooks will benefit from the valuable tips for extending the shelf life of produce, determining which canned goods and packaged items to buy, and transforming leftovers into appetizing meals.Cooking solo doesn't mean cutting corners when it comes to flavor and satisfaction. With more than 100 eye-appealing, innovative recipes perfectly portioned for singles, Vegan for One proves that cooking and eating alone can be both pleasurable and gratifying.

Set in Melbourne following a catastrophic war in the northern hemisphere, Nevil Shute’s classic is the story of a handful of survivors in the terrifying aftermath of nuclear apocalypse. First published in 1957―and famously adapted for the screen soon after by Stanley Kramer, in a film starring Gregory Peck and Ava Gardner―On the Beach is the perhaps the greatest work of popular fiction about the end of the world.

From gills to fins, the largemouth bass is a fascinating animal. This game fish is a valuable part of its environment. Bass fishing is now the most popular freshwater sport in the United States, and more anglers fish for bass than for any other freshwater fish. Fittingly, the Fish & Game series is part life science, part sports and recreation. This book explores the largemouth bass, including its habitat, appearance, history, seasonal habits, scientific classification, life cycle, predators, and defenses. The book also addresses fishing techniques, proper equipment, safety, health, ethics, and responsibility. Through big, full-color photos and approachable text, readers will get inspired to explore nature, and get to know the largemouth bass! Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Teach your preschool child how to count and encourage learning with the Numbers book. This book is designed to be a toddler favorite with fun designs for each letter, from 1 to 20.Develop your child's learning skills with the Creedom Early Learners Collection, which includes the following books: Animal Alphabet, Numbers, Shapes, Colors, Fruits, Vegetables, and more. The Creedom Early Learners Collection is specially designed to captivate a preschooler's attention while building the foundation for learning.