italy

A historical and current look at Italy, discussing the land, the government, the people, and the economy.

When Filomena, the best seamstress in Italy, finally gets to create a wedding dress for herself, things do not turn out the way she had dreamed.

Describes some of the sights and experiences on a trip through Italy, including visits to Rome, Assisi, Lake Como, Milan, and Venice.

Eight-year-old Giotto the shepherd boy confesses his dream of becoming an artist to the painter Cimabue, who teaches him how to make marvelous pigments from minerals, flowers, and eggs and takes him on as his pupil.

After a very heavy snowfall in Florence, Italy, Sandro, the youngest page in the palazzo of Piero De' Medici, tries to find out why the ruler has summoned the sculptor, Michelangelo.

In 1715 Italy, eight-year-old Anna Maria Lombardini arrives at a Venice orphanage with little but the special violin her father made for her, but when her teacher, Antonio Vivaldi, favors her over a fellow student, the beloved instrument winds up in a canal. Includes glossary and historical note.

Twelve-year-old Meggie learns that her father Mo, a bookbinder, can "read" fictional characters to life when an evil ruler named Capricorn, freed from the novel "Inkheart" years earlier, tries to force Mo to release an immortal monster from the story.

An introduction to the land and people of Italy, accompanied by instructions on how to pronounce the numbers one through ten in Italian.

Describes how the culture of Italy is reflected in its many festivals, including Carnival, various Saints' days, and the Venice Regatta.

An abridged version of the classic "Romeo and Juliet," the tale of star-crossed lovers in Italy, narrated by Wishbone the television dog, with information about the author and setting of the story, and a list of characters.