Italy

  • Harris, Carol Flynn.
    A place for Joey
    In this novel set in early 20th-century Boston, a family of Italian immigrants work hard to attain their dream- a farm in the country- but their son Joey can't bear to leave the city.
    Educ. Res. Bushner PS 3608 .A6
  • Testa, Maria.
    Becoming Joe DiMaggio
    Educ. Res. PS 3570 .E847 B43 2
  • De Paola, Tomie.
    Big Anthony and the magic ring : story and pictures
    When Big Anthony borrows Strega Nona's magic ring to turn himself into a handsome man, he gets more trouble than fun.
    Educ. Res. PS 3554 .E11474 B5
  • Levinson, Nancy Smiler.
    Christopher Columbus : voyager to the unknown
    A biography of the fifteenth-century Italian seaman and navigator who unknowingly discovered a new continent while looking for a western route to India.
    Educ. Res. E 111 .L58 1990
  • De Paola, Tomie.
    Francis, the poor man of Assisi
    A biography of the wealthy young Italian who gave away all his possessions to become a wandering preacher and protector of animals.
    Educ. Res. BX 4700 .F69 D46 19
  • Fleming, Candace.
    Gabriella's song
    A young girl finds music all around her as she walks about the city of Venice, Italy, and she shares her song with everyone she meets.
    Educ. Res. PS 3556 .L43 G32 19
  • Parillo, Tony, 1951-
    Michelangelo's surprise
    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.
    Educ. Res. PS 3566 .A6492 M5 1
  • Bartone, Elisa.
    Peppe the lamplighter
    Peppe's father is upset when he learns that Peppe has taken a job lighting the gas street lamps in his New York City neighborhood.
    Educ. Res. PS 3552 .A7674 P4 1
  • Sis, Peter.
    Starry messenger : a book depicting the life of a famous scientist, mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, physicist, Galileo Galilei
    Describes the life and work of the courageous man who changed the way people saw the galaxy, by offering objective evidence that the earth was not the fixed center of the universe.
    Educ. Res. QB 36 .G2 S57 1996
  • Napoli, Donna Jo, 1948-
    Stones in water
    After being taken by German soldiers from a local movie theater along with other Italian boys including his Jewish friend, Roberto is forced to work in Germany, escapes into the Ukrainian winter, before desperately trying to make his way back home to Venice.
    Educ. Res. PS 3564 .A65 S76 19
  • De Paola, Tomie.
    Strega Nona : an old tale
    When Strega Nona leaves him alone with her magic pasta pot, Big Anthony is determined to show the townspeople how it works.
    Educ. Res. PS 3554 .E11474 S7
  • De Paola, Tomie.
    Strega Nona : her story
    Grandma Concetta heals everyone with her remedies and advice, and when she retires, she leaves Nona her magic pasta pot with its secret ingredient.
    Educ. Res. PS 3554 .E11474 S72

  • Leonardo da Vinci : master artist
    Omo Sanza Lettere / Dalina Sumner -- Apprentice to Verrocchio / Dalina Sumner -- Light and shadow: Leonardo's painting and underpainting / Gloria W. Lammom -- Leonardo's notebooks / Milan J. Kralik, Jr. -- The Middle Ages vs. the Renaissance / Denise Budd -- Leonardo in Milan / Denise Budd -- The Sforzas / Denise Budd -- A gift to Italy / by Denise Budd -- His legacy / Earle Rice, Jr. -- The issue of art restoration / Denise Budd -- ArtWatch International / Denise Budd -- Ticking time bombs in the art world -- An interview with Paul Whitmore. Buying time for the Library of Congress.
    Educ. Res. N 6923 .L33 L462 20
  • De Paola, Tomie.
    The clown of God : an old story
    A once-famous Italian juggler, now old and a beggar, gives one final performance before a statue of Our Lady and the Holy Child.
    Educ. Res. PS 3554 .E11474 C5