Who This Author Is

Betsy Maestro ; Giulio Maestro has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 5 catalog-linked books across 1990 to 1998, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Young Readers & Series Fiction.

Best for readers who want approachable series fiction and books that are easy to hand to newer or younger readers. If you want the easiest first click, start with The Discovery of the Americas: From Prehistory Through the Age of Columbus (The American Story) and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1990 to 1998; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Mulberry Books and Clarion Books.

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Author At A Glance

Best known for: Young Readers & Series Fiction entry points • common used copies from Mulberry Books and Clarion Books

Genres and themes: Young Readers & Series Fiction

Who this author is best for: readers who want approachable series fiction and books that are easy to hand to newer or younger readers

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1990 to 1998; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Mulberry Books and Clarion Books.

Top Books To Start With

  1. The Discovery of the Americas: From Prehistory Through the Age of Columbus (The American Story)

    Mulberry Books • 1992 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1992 • 48 pages.

  2. A More Perfect Union: The Story of Our Constitution

    Mulberry Books • 1990 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1990 • 48 pages.

  3. New Americans, The: Colonial Times, 1620-1689 - The American Story Series

    Harpercollins Childrens Books • 1998 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1998 • 48 pages.

  4. The New Americans: Colonial Times: 1620-1689 (The American Story)

    Harpercollins • 1998 • quick commitment

    readers who want a faster first book

  5. Taxi : A Book of City Words

    Clarion Books • 1990 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1990 • 32 pages.

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