Tag Archives: Tour de France

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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France S – U

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Joanna

Statue of Liberty She stands at the entrance to New York harbor . . . a 46m high statue of a woman holding up a book and a torch. ”La Liberté Éclairant le Monde” (Liberty Enlightening the World) was a … Continue reading →

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