Tag Archives: Italy

Bartali’s Bicycle – Perfect Picture Book Friday

Posted on May 28, 2021 by Joanna

Title: Bartali’s Bicycle, The True Story of Gino Bartali, Italy’s secret Hero Author: Megan Hoyt Illustrator: Iacopo Bruno Publisher: Quill Tree Books, 2021 Ages: 4-8 32 pages.  Genre: biography Themes: Italy, cycling, bicycles, WWII, Tour de France, Italian resistance, holocaust, athlete-activists Opening:Gino Bartali hopped on … Continue reading →

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A Letter for Leo – Perfect Picture Book Friday

Posted on December 12, 2014 by Joanna

Title: A Letter for Leo Written and illustrated by: Sergio Ruzzier Published By: Clarion Books, New York, 2014 Themes/Topics: postmen, friendship, letters, birds, weasels Suitable for ages: 3-5 Fiction, 32 pages Opening: Leo is the mailman of a little old town Synopsis: Postman Leo … Continue reading →

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Madlenka by Peter Sis – Book Review (Around the World in 50 weeks)

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Joanna

Madlenka   Written and Illustrated by Peter Sis Published by Farra Strauss Giroux 2000 Suitable for ages 3-7 The story of Madlenka is about an exuberant little girl, who lives in New York City. When she find out her tooth … Continue reading →

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