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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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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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Daughter of Venice
• Donna Jo Napoli
• LITERATURE
• YOUNG ADULTS
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A young-adult historical novel about an independent-minded girl in 1592 Venice. Prevented by Venetian custom from walking about her own city, Donata dresses herself as a boy and sets out to see the sights.
(ITL343, $6.50)
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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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Eyewitness: Ancient Rome
• Simon James
• Nick Nichols
• HISTORY
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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A visually rich survey of ancient Rome, this book in the excellent Eyewitness series explores daily life and history in Rome and the outlying empire.
(ITL337, $15.99)
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Italy, the People
• Greg Nickles
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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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)
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Kids Italian Picture Dictionary
• Inc. Berlitz International
• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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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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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, $18.99)
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Leonardo, Beautiful Dreamer
• Robert Byrd
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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An oversize, beautifully illustrated introduction to the life and work of Leonardo for 7-10 year olds.
(ITL487, $17.99)
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The Roman News
• Philip Steele
• Andrew Langley
• HISTORY
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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This imagined newspaper recaps major events of the Roman era in cartoons and tabloid prose. It's a fun approach to Roman history for readers ages 10 to 14.
(ITL339, $6.99)
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Rome, In Spectacular Cross-Section
• Andrew Solway
• Stephen Biesty
• HISTORY
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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One in a series of books featuring the wonderfully detailed drawings by cutaway master Stephen Biesty, this one conveying daily life in ancient Rome. For kids 9-12.
(ITL538, $18.95)
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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, $6.95)
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You Wouldn't Want to Be a Roman Gladiator!
• John Malam
• David Antram
• HISTORY
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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One in a clever educational series, this amusingly illustrated book discloses the gory details of life in the Roman arena.
(ITL340, $9.95)
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