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ITALIAN LAKE DISTRICT
For Kids
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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Betsy and the Great World
• Maud Hart Lovelace
LITERATURE •
1996 •
PAPER
• 321 PAGES
• YOUNG ADULTS
• COMING IN
Irrepressible Betsy Ray -- would-be novelist and romantic idealist with two left feet -- is 21 years old and bound for Europe in this delightful installment in the "Betsy-Tacy" series. Beginning with a transatlantic voyage, her 1917 "grand tour" encompasses Madeira, Paris, Munich, Oberammergau, Venice and London. There's plenty of cultural detail and lots of trademark Betsy heartache, as well as some high drama at the outbreak of World War I. Ages 12 and up.
(EUR116, $6.95) |
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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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