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TUSCANY
For Kids
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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Leonardo da Vinci
• Diane Stanley
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
2000 •
PAPER
• 48 PAGES
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
A stunning pictorial biography for younger readers.
(ITL694, $6.99) |
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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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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 Genius of Leonardo
• Guido Visconti
LITERATURE •
2000 •
HARD COVER
• 40 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
A picture-book biography of the master's later years, integrating quotes from Leonardo's notebooks and his interactions with a fictional 10-year-old apprentice, whom the artist calls "a liar, a thief, and a greedy brute." Geared for ages 7-12.
(ITL706, $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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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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