PICTURE BOOKS
BH 1-62 Italian Nursery Rhymes
BH 1-156 Poems by Christina Rossetti
BH 1-156 Poems by Christina Rossetti
♦ $ Angelo by David Macaulay
High above the rooftops of Rome, Angelo begins his work restoring the façade of a once glorious church. There, among the sticks and feathers, he discovers a wounded bird. Angelo becomes the bird’s reluctant savior. As the church nears completion, Angelo begins to worry about the future of his avian friend. “What will become of you? Where will you go . . . where will you . . . live?” he asks her. Through his artistry as a master craftsman he answers the questions for his humble friend and assures that he, himself will not be forgotten.
♦ $ Brother Sun, Sister Moon by Margaret Mayo
The life and stories of St. Francis of Assisi.
♦ $ Brother Francis and the Friendly Beasts by Margaret Hodges
A young man rejects his wealthy background to lead a life of poverty and good works, always befriending animals
$ Petrosinella by Diane Stanley
This Neapolitan version of Rapunzel predates the Grimm version by 200 years.
♦ $ Saint Francis and the Wolf by Richard Eglielski
Terrible wolf is terrorizing the town of Gubbia, and no one can stop him! First the townspeople send a brave knight. He never returns. Then they send an army of trained warriors. They get destroyed. Finally the townspeople send a great and mighty war machine, but even that can't stop the wolf. The villagers don't know what to do -- until Saint Francis visits the town and speaks to the wolf in his own language.
♦ $ Starry Messenger by Peter Sis
"Extraordinary pictures light up this tribute to Galileo."
♦ $ Strega Nona by Tomie de Paola
When Strega Nona leaves him alone with her magic pasta pot, Big Anthony is determined to show the townspeople how it works
$ The Black Falcon by Boccaccio, retold by William Wise
A tale from the Decameron.
$ The Clown of God by Tomie de Paola
Little Giovanni was poor and homeless, but he could do something wonderful. He could juggle.
$ The House ill. by Roberto Innocenti
A picture book for older children. The story follows a house, quite possibly in an Italian countryside, over the years as people come and go. Exquisite.
High above the rooftops of Rome, Angelo begins his work restoring the façade of a once glorious church. There, among the sticks and feathers, he discovers a wounded bird. Angelo becomes the bird’s reluctant savior. As the church nears completion, Angelo begins to worry about the future of his avian friend. “What will become of you? Where will you go . . . where will you . . . live?” he asks her. Through his artistry as a master craftsman he answers the questions for his humble friend and assures that he, himself will not be forgotten.
♦ $ Brother Sun, Sister Moon by Margaret Mayo
The life and stories of St. Francis of Assisi.
♦ $ Brother Francis and the Friendly Beasts by Margaret Hodges
A young man rejects his wealthy background to lead a life of poverty and good works, always befriending animals
$ Petrosinella by Diane Stanley
This Neapolitan version of Rapunzel predates the Grimm version by 200 years.
♦ $ Saint Francis and the Wolf by Richard Eglielski
Terrible wolf is terrorizing the town of Gubbia, and no one can stop him! First the townspeople send a brave knight. He never returns. Then they send an army of trained warriors. They get destroyed. Finally the townspeople send a great and mighty war machine, but even that can't stop the wolf. The villagers don't know what to do -- until Saint Francis visits the town and speaks to the wolf in his own language.
♦ $ Starry Messenger by Peter Sis
"Extraordinary pictures light up this tribute to Galileo."
♦ $ Strega Nona by Tomie de Paola
When Strega Nona leaves him alone with her magic pasta pot, Big Anthony is determined to show the townspeople how it works
$ The Black Falcon by Boccaccio, retold by William Wise
A tale from the Decameron.
$ The Clown of God by Tomie de Paola
Little Giovanni was poor and homeless, but he could do something wonderful. He could juggle.
$ The House ill. by Roberto Innocenti
A picture book for older children. The story follows a house, quite possibly in an Italian countryside, over the years as people come and go. Exquisite.
BEGINNING READERS
$ Pompeii: Buried Alive by Edith Kunhardt
Step Into Reading Level 4 The account of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius describes village life 2,000 years ago, the eruption itself and its aftermath, and the excitement when the buried town is rediscovered centuries later.
Step Into Reading Level 4 The account of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius describes village life 2,000 years ago, the eruption itself and its aftermath, and the excitement when the buried town is rediscovered centuries later.
IMAGINATIVE
BH 7-199 Gigi and the Magic Ring
♥ Legends and Stories of Italy for Children by Amy Steedman (1909)
♦ Stories from Italy by Edward Dolch
Folklore of the World
♦ Stories from Italy by Edward Dolch
Folklore of the World
LEGENDARY/EPIC HEROES
FC S5-305 King Robert of Sicily
CULTURAL
FC S1-196 Carfaccio
FC OC16 The Italian Twins, The Spartan Twins
FC OC16 The Italian Twins, The Spartan Twins
JC 6-110 Nino's Easter
♥ Italian Twins by Lucy Fitch Perkins
♥ Little Tony of Italy by Madeline
♦ $ Michelangelo's World by Piero Ventura
The story is told as by Michelangelo himself as he describes the inspiration behind his great masterpieces. Many of the details are in the drawings themselves.
♥ Our Little Italian Cousin by Mary Wade
♦ $ The Golden Book of the Renaissance by Irwin Shapiro
This is an oldie but goodie. The illustrations and photographs are excellent and help the reader to recapture the essence of the Renaissance era.
♥ Little Tony of Italy by Madeline
♦ $ Michelangelo's World by Piero Ventura
The story is told as by Michelangelo himself as he describes the inspiration behind his great masterpieces. Many of the details are in the drawings themselves.
♥ Our Little Italian Cousin by Mary Wade
♦ $ The Golden Book of the Renaissance by Irwin Shapiro
This is an oldie but goodie. The illustrations and photographs are excellent and help the reader to recapture the essence of the Renaissance era.
FICTION
BH 7-119 Columbine and Her Playfellows of the Italian Pantomime
JC 4-246 The Son of the Gondolier by Elsa Steinmann
Twelve-year-old Gabriella wanted to be a gondolier, like his father. Not even his father's tragic death in an accident on Venice's Grand Canal could change that. But now, as the man of the house, he must earn enough to help support his mother and sisters. So he hires out as a helper to Uncle Beppe, a fisherman, until he becomes old enough to qualify as a gondolier's helper.
JC 5-212 The Great Balloon Ascension
Twelve-year-old Gabriella wanted to be a gondolier, like his father. Not even his father's tragic death in an accident on Venice's Grand Canal could change that. But now, as the man of the house, he must earn enough to help support his mother and sisters. So he hires out as a helper to Uncle Beppe, a fisherman, until he becomes old enough to qualify as a gondolier's helper.
JC 5-212 The Great Balloon Ascension
CLASSICAL LITERATURE
FC S10-151 The Vision of Dante
BH 8-18 The Tempest by Shakespeare
JC 3-1 The Adventures of Pinocchio
► ♥ Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi
$ The Adventures of Pinocchio ill. by Robert Innocenti
► Weiss, Jim Shakespeare for Children--Taming of the Shrew, set in Italy
♥ Vision of Dante by Elizabeth Harrison
Includes a talk to mothers
$ The Adventures of Pinocchio ill. by Robert Innocenti
► Weiss, Jim Shakespeare for Children--Taming of the Shrew, set in Italy
♥ Vision of Dante by Elizabeth Harrison
Includes a talk to mothers
HISTORICAL
FC S11-326 Garibaldi and the Lost Lamb
♥ Short Stories Founded on European History: Italy
Meet seven great Italians. The conversational tone makes this book a good read aloud.
► Weiss, Jim Galileo and the Stargazers--Copernicus, Brake, Kepler, Galileo
► Weiss, Jim A Treasury of Wisdom-Raphael, Michelangelo
► Weiss, Jim Masters of the Renaissance-- Michelangelo, Leonardo daVinci
Meet seven great Italians. The conversational tone makes this book a good read aloud.
► Weiss, Jim Galileo and the Stargazers--Copernicus, Brake, Kepler, Galileo
► Weiss, Jim A Treasury of Wisdom-Raphael, Michelangelo
► Weiss, Jim Masters of the Renaissance-- Michelangelo, Leonardo daVinci
HISTORICAL FICTION
BH 6-164 The Wonderland of an Artist's Workshop
BIOGRAPHIES
FC S6-1 Michelangelo
FC S6-182 Little Brothers in the Air
FC S11-119 Boy Who Wanted to Be a Sculptor --Antonio Canova
FC G2-3 Giotto
FC G2-27 Fra Angelico
FC G2-35 Botticelli
FC G2-47 Perugino
FC G2-65 Leonardo da Vinci
FC G2-86 Lippi
FC G2-119 Carpaccio
FC G2-173 Raphael
FC G2-188 Del Sarto
FC G2-205 Del Sarto
FC G2-217 Titian
FC G2-227 Corregio
FC G2-238 Tintoretto
FC G2-250 Reni
FC G4-21 Francis of Assisi
FC G5-322 Gugliemo Marconi
FC G8-3 Whittler of Cremona (Stradivarius)
FC S6-182 Little Brothers in the Air
FC S11-119 Boy Who Wanted to Be a Sculptor --Antonio Canova
FC G2-3 Giotto
FC G2-27 Fra Angelico
FC G2-35 Botticelli
FC G2-47 Perugino
FC G2-65 Leonardo da Vinci
FC G2-86 Lippi
FC G2-119 Carpaccio
FC G2-173 Raphael
FC G2-188 Del Sarto
FC G2-205 Del Sarto
FC G2-217 Titian
FC G2-227 Corregio
FC G2-238 Tintoretto
FC G2-250 Reni
FC G4-21 Francis of Assisi
FC G5-322 Gugliemo Marconi
FC G8-3 Whittler of Cremona (Stradivarius)
BH 11-152 The Man Who Lived in the World of Dreams: Dante
JC 8-151 God's Troubadour: St. Francis of Assisi
JC 8-331 Years of Agony: Michelangelo Buonarotti
JC 8-331 Years of Agony: Michelangelo Buonarotti
♦ $ Brother Francis and the Friendly Beasts by Margaret Hodges
"A young man rejects his wealthy background to lead a life of poverty and good works, always befriending animals."
♦ Five Sons of Italy by Helen Acker
DaVinci, Michelangelo, Galileo, Paganini and Verdi
$ Leonardo da Vinci by George E. Stanley
Young artist, writer, and inventor. Childhood of World Figures.
♦ $ Leonardo da Vinci by Diane Stanley
Illustrated in old masters style.
"A young man rejects his wealthy background to lead a life of poverty and good works, always befriending animals."
♦ Five Sons of Italy by Helen Acker
DaVinci, Michelangelo, Galileo, Paganini and Verdi
$ Leonardo da Vinci by George E. Stanley
Young artist, writer, and inventor. Childhood of World Figures.
♦ $ Leonardo da Vinci by Diane Stanley
Illustrated in old masters style.