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	Are We There Yet? • David Levithan • LITERATURE • YOUNG ADULTS • Levithan makes the most of an excellent setup in this novel which places two brothers, 16 and 23, in Italy on vacation with their parents. Told in alternating chapters, the novel shows the changing relationship between the two very different youths. (ITL611, $8.99)
	Berlitz Kids Italian Language Pack • Berlitz Multimedia • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8) • This Italian language set, all packed in a red-handled box, includes a 64-page storybook, flashcards, a 200-word picture dictionary, audio CD, parent's guide and certificate. For kids ages 4 to 8. (ITL270, $26.95)
	Cathedral, The Story of its Construction • David MacAulay • ART & ARCHITECTURE • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12) • In this illuminating book for young readers, master draughtsman MacAulay presents text and innovative drawings that detail the planning and construction of a 13th-century Gothic cathedral. It's a masterpiece. (EUR24, $18.00)
	Dante's Daughter • Kimberley Heuston • LITERATURE • YOUNG ADULTS • A historical novel for young adults richly set in the poet's 14th-century Florence. (ITL708, $16.95)
	The Diary of Melanie Martin: Or How I Survived Matt the Brat, Michelangelo, and the Leaning Tower of Pizza • Carol Weston • LITERATURE • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12) • Ten-year-old Melanie tells all about her family's summer trip to Italy, writing it all down in her dear diary, A hit on the middle-school market, it packs in a lot of cultural information while being very of-the-moment. Ages 8-10. (ITL438, $5.50)
	Italy, the People • Greg Nickles • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12) • A cultural portrait of the Italian people, both northern and southern, well-illustrated with color photographs. It's suitable for middle-schoolers. (ITL335, $7.95)
	Kids Italian Picture Dictionary • Inc. Berlitz International • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12) • 1,000 words central to a child's everyday life -- animals, flowers, people, colors, numbers and activities -- teach even the youngest readers Italian. Each word is illustrated and accompanied by a phonetic transcription and phrase. (ITL449, $12.95)
	Learn Italian Together • Living Language • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • FAMILY • These multimedia boxed sets feature CDs, games, stickers and adorable illustrations to help kids and parents pick up a new language together. (ITL761, $22.95)
	Leonardo Da Vinci • Kathleen Krull • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12) • An illuminating biography in the Giants of Science series, geared for grades 4-8. (ITL705, $15.99)
	Leonardo's Horse • Hudson Talbott • Jean Fritz • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • FAMILY • Crackerjack children's writer Jean Fritz here presents an intriguing dual biography: first, of Leonardo da Vinci, who labored for years on a giant bronze sculpture of a horse, never finished; and secondly, of Charlie Dent, an American who in 1977 vowed to complete what Leonardo began. (ITL344, $18.99)
	Leonardo, Beautiful Dreamer • Robert Byrd • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12) • An oversize, beautifully illustrated introduction to the life and work of Leonardo for 7-10 year olds. (ITL487, $17.99)
	Starry Messenger, Galileo Galilei • Peter Sis • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8) • A beautifully illustrated homage to Galileo for children ages 6 to 8. In simple prose, Sis chronicles Galileo's life and evokes the Renaissance world. It's a memorable introduction to science and Italy. (ITL331, $6.95)

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