Castaldo, Nancy Fusco 1962-

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CASTALDO, Nancy Fusco 1962-

Personal

Born February 9, 1962, in NY; married; children: one daughter. Education: Marymount College, B.S., 1984; State University of New York—Albany, M.A., 1997.

Addresses

Home— NY. Agent— c/o Author Mail, Williamson Publishing, Church St., Charlotte, VT 05445. E-mail— [email protected].

Career

Writer. Worked as an environmental educator for New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and National Audubon Society; conducts children's workshops and adult ecology programs.

Member

Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.

Writings

Sunny Days and Starry Nights: A Little Hands Nature Book, illustrated by Loretta Trezzo Braren, Williamson Publishing (Charlotte, VT), 1996.

Rainy Day Play!: Explore, Create, Discover, Pretend, illustrated by Loretta Trezzo Braren, Williamson Publishing, 1996.

Winter Day Play!: Activities, Crafts, and Games for Indoors and Out, Chicago Review (Chicago, IL), 2001.

Oceans: An Activity Guide for Ages Six to Nine, Chicago Review (Chicago, IL), 2002.

Rainforests: An Activity Guide for Ages Six to Nine, Chicago Review (Chicago, IL), 2003.

Deserts: An Activity Guide for Ages Six to Nine, Chicago Review (Chicago, IL), 2004.

Author of "Naturally Speaking," a monthly column, 1989-96. Contributor to magazines, including Seventeen, Mother Earth News, American Country Collectibles, Victorian Decorating and Lifestyle, Endless Vacation, and Berkshire.

Work in Progress

Pizza for the Queen, for Holiday House.

Biographical and Critical Sources

PERIODICALS

Booklist, May 15, 2002, Susan Dove Lempke, review of Oceans: An Activity Guide for Ages Six to Nine, p. 1593.

New York State Conservationist, December, 2001, Cathleen Shigo Kittle, review of Winter Day Play!: Activities, Crafts, and Games for Indoors and Out, p. 30.

School Library Journal, April, 1996, Amy Adler, review of Sunny Days and Starry Nights: A Little Hands Nature Book, p. 123; February, 1997, Pam Gosner, review of Rainy Day Play!: Explore, Create, Discover, Pretend, pp. 86-87; December, 2001, Kathryn Kosiorek, review of Winter Day Play!, p. 118; March, 2002, Dona Ratterree, review of Oceans, p. 209; November, 2003, Kathy Piehl, review of Rainforests: An Activity Guide for Ages Six to Nine, p. 122.

Science Books & Films, January-February, 1997, p. 15.

Science News, April 20, 2002, review of Oceans, p. 255.