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Berlitz Kids Italian Language Pack
• Berlitz Multimedia
• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
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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)
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Handstand Kids Italian Cookbook
• Yvette Garfield
• FOOD
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
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This fun, easy-to-use cookbook teaches budding chefs how to prepare garlic bread, spaghetti and meatballs while introducing them to the language and culture of Italy.
(ITA66, $28.00)
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Kids Italian Picture Dictionary
• Inc. Berlitz International
• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
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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)
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Starry Messenger, Galileo Galilei
• Peter Sis
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
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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, $7.99)
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Cathedral, The Story of its Construction
• David MacAulay
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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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)
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Eyewitness Renaissance
• Alison Cole
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
• OUT OF PRINT
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This lively, illustrated encyclopedia of the Renaissance for young readers covers sculpture, painting and architecture, and includes chapters on Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, Boticelli and other well-known figures of the time. A terrific introduction for the family.
(ITL239, $19.99)
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Italy, The People
• Greg Nickles
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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A vibrant cultural portrait of the Italian people, both northern and southern, well illustrated with color photographs and filled with interesting facts and information. A wonderful introduction for middle schoolers and the entire family.
(ITL335, $7.95)
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Leonardo Da Vinci
• Kathleen Krull
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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Beginning with a vivid description of superstition and squalor in the Middle Ages, Krull sets Da Vinci's extraordinary life in the context of his extraordinary time. A volume in the Giants of Science series, geared for grades 4-8.
(ITL705, $5.99)
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Leonardo Da Vinci, Renaissance Genius
• Barbara O'Connor
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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One in a series of Trailblazer Biographies geared for middle school libraries.
(ITA131, $31.93)
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Leonardo da Vinci, The Genius Who Defined the Renaissance
• John Phillips
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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A National Geographic World History Biography.
(ITA130, $6.95)
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Renaissance Florence on 5 Florins a Day
• Charles Fitzroy
• GUIDEBOOK
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
• COMING IN JUNE
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This fun guide leads visitors of all ages (and budgets!) on a tour of 15th century Florence and the surrounding countryside, including cathedrals, museums, festivals and elaborate feasts..
(ITA125, $18.95)
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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)
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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)
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The Rope Trick
• Lloyd Alexander
• LITERATURE
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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Motivated by her quest to learn a legendary rope trick, the magician Princess Lidi and her troupe embark on a journey through Renaissance Italy that intertwines adventure, love, and mystery.
(ITA132, $16.99)
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Dante's Daughter
• Kimberley Heuston
• LITERATURE
• YOUNG ADULTS
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In this richly drawn historical novel for young adults, the daughter of the famed poet must forge her own destiny in patriarchal 14th-century Florence, where her artistic talent and intelligence are often overlooked.
(ITL708, $16.95)
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The Smile
• Donna Jo Napoli
• LITERATURE
• YOUNG ADULTS
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A fanciful tale of romance for young adults, rich in details of Renaissance Florence and the lives of Leonardo da Vinci and the Medicis.
(ITA42, $7.99)
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Learn Italian Together
• Living Language
• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
• FAMILY
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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)
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Leonardo's Horse
• Hudson Talbott
• Jean Fritz
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• FAMILY
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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, $21.99)
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