Examines the history, people, educational system, scientific and artistic discoveries, social structure, shopping, festivals, and famous artists of Florence.
Describes the beginnings of the Italian Renaissance and aspects of daily life in that period, including education, religion, fashion, celebrations, and diseases and other dangers, and discusses important philosophers, artists, and patrons.
Ten-year-old Flavia and her friends encounter the Roman admiral Pliny before making a journey to her uncle's farm near Mt. Vesuvius, where they try to solve a riddle, reunite a family, and get out of the path of a natural disaster.
Introduces the land, people, and regional cooking of Italy and includes recipes for such dishes as Minestrone soup, spaghetti with meat sauce, and chicken cacciatore.
Eleven-year-old Jackie, traveling with her father in Italy, finds herself in a dangerous situation when she is picked up by two men after her father dies suddenly of a heart attack, leaving her alone on an Italian highway.
