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HILL TOWNS & VINEYARDS OF PIEMONTE
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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Italy, The People
• Greg Nickles
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
2001 •
PAPER
• 32 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
• COMING IN
A vibrant cultural portrait of the Italian people, both northern and southern, well illustrated with color photographs and filled with interesting facts and information. A wonderful introduction for middle schoolers and the entire family.
(ITL335, $7.95) |
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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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Daughter of Venice
• Donna Jo Napoli
LITERATURE •
2002 •
PAPER
• 274 PAGES
• YOUNG ADULTS
Prevented by Venetian custom from walking about her own native city, high-spirited Donata dresses herself as a boy and sets out to see the sights. Lots of period detail enlivens this young adult novel about life in 16th-century Venice.
(ITL343, $6.99) |
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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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