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A WALKING TOUR OF THE AMALFI COAST
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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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) |
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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, the book tells the story with evocative photographs of the city and its buried inhabitants and interviews with modern-day archaeologists.
(ITL861, $17.00) |
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Into The Volcano
• Donna O'Meara
NATURAL HISTORY •
2007 •
PAPER
• 56 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
O'Meara's lively, illustrated eyewitness accounts of adventures in volcanology include Arenal in Costa Rica, Kilauea in Hawaii, Pacaya in Guatemala and Stromboli off the coast of Italy. Geared for grades 5 to 8, this is a great introduction to volcanoes for the whole family.
(GEO39, $9.95) |
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The Last Girls of Pompeii
• Kathryn Lasky
LITERATURE •
2007 •
HARD COVER
• 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) |
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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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