Handstand Kids Italian Cookbook
• Yvette Garfield
FOOD •
2007 •
HARD COVER
• 52 PAGES
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
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 •
2004 •
PAPER
• 128 PAGES
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
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 •
2000 •
PAPER
• 40 PAGES
• 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 for young readers. A Cadecott Honor Book and winner of the Scientific American Young Readers Book Award.
(ITL331, $7.99) |
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Cathedral, The Story of its Construction
• David Macaulay
ART & ARCHITECTURE •
1973 •
HARD COVER
• 77 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
In this illuminating book for middle 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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Leonardo Da Vinci
• Kathleen Krull
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
2008 •
PAPER
• 124 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
Beginning with a vivid description of supersitition 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 •
2002 •
HARD COVER
• 112 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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 •
2008 •
PAPER
• 64 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
A National Geographic World History Biography.
(ITA130, $6.95) |
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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 •
2001 •
PAPER
• 144 PAGES
• 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) |
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The Rope Trick
• Lloyd Alexander
LITERATURE •
2002 •
HARD COVER
• 195 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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 •
2003 •
HARD COVER
• 302 PAGES
• YOUNG ADULTS
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 •
2009 •
PAPER
• 272 PAGES
• YOUNG ADULTS
In Renaissance Italy, Elisabetta longs for romance, and when Leonardo da Vinci introduces her to Guiliano de Medici, whose family rules Florence, she has no idea of the romance and sorrow that will ensue. For ages 12 and up.
(ITA42, $7.99) |
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Learn Italian Together
• Living Language
LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS •
2006 •
BOXED
• 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) |
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Leonardo's Horse
• Hudson Talbott
• Jean Fritz
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
2001 •
HARD COVER
• 40 PAGES
• 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. Dent, too, died without seeing the horse finished, but his wishes were honored and the giant horse became a gift to Italy from the United States. Today it's on display in Milan. The book is illustrated, handsome and appropriate for a wide range of readers, from 7-year-olds to adults.
(ITL344, $21.99) |
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Renaissance Florence on 5 Florins a Day
• Charles Fitzroy
GUIDEBOOK •
2010 •
PAPER
• 144 PAGES
• FAMILY
Tour guide and author FitzRoy takes readers back in time to see Florence as it was in its hayday, when young Da Vinci and Michelangelo were still up-and-coming and Italy led the world in everything from fashion to philosophy. Including forrays into nearby cities like Pisa and Siena, this lively text will keep history alive and kicking for the whole family.
(ITA125, $18.95) |
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