Are We There Yet?  •  David Levithan LITERATURE •  2007 •  PAPER  • 224 PAGES • YOUNG ADULTS Levithan makes the most of an excellent setup in this novel which places two brothers, 16 and 23, on vacation with their parents in Venice, Florence and Rome. Told in alternating chapters, the novel shows the changing relationship between the two very different youths, one which is complicated when both brothers fall for the same girl. Geared for young adults. (ITL611, $8.99)
Berlitz Kids Italian Language Pack  •  Berlitz Multimedia LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS •  2003 •  PAPER • 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)
Bodies from the Ash, Ancient Pompeii  •  James M. Deem ARCHAEOLOGY •  2005 •  HARD COVER  • 50 PAGES • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12) Deem recreates the life and destruction of Pompeii on that terrible day in A.D. 79, geared for ages 9-11 with evocative photographs of buried Pompeii and its inhitants and interviews modern-day archaeolgists. (ITL861, $17.00)
Discovering Cultures Italy  •  Margaret Gay Malone CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  2002 •  HARD COVER  • 48 PAGES • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12) An overview of the people, and history of Italy for kids ages 7-9 in the series Discovering Cultures. (ITL704, $28.50)
Into The Volcano, A Volcano Researcher at Work  •  Donna O'Meara NATURAL HISTORY •  2007 •  PAPER • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8) In this riveting, illustrated account (pyroclastic flows, lava bombs) volcanologist O'Meara describes her adventures in science at Kilauea in Hawaii, Arenal in Costa Rica, Pacaya in Guatemala, and Stromboli off the coast of Italy. Geared for grades 5 to 8. (GEO39, $9.95)
Kids Italian Picture Dictionary  •  Inc. Berlitz International LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS •  2004 •  PAPER  • 128 PAGES • 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)
The Last Girls of Pompeii  •  Kathryn Lasky LITERATURE •  2007 •  PAPER  • 192 PAGES • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12) Intoxicated by Pompeii even as a child, Kathyrn Lasky sets her dramatic tale for ages 11 and up on the streets and byways of ancient Pompeii in the days just before the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. The rich, crippled Julia and her beautiful slave Mitka struggle to discover new meanings of beauty and freedom, even as the world seems to be collapsing around them. (ITL819, $15.99)
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)
Pompeii, Lost & Found  •  Mary Pope Osborne ARCHAEOLOGY •  2006 •  HARD COVER  • 40 PAGES • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8) Gorgeous, fresco-like illustrations give this introduction to Pompeii an authentic sense of antiquity. Osborne offers an enticing account of this fascinating city, long ago buried in the ash of Vesuvius. The main focus is on life in Pompeii before the volcano erupted, including the art, markets, architecture and entertainment. (ITL803, $16.95)