Legends and Stories of Italy for Children
Title | Legends and Stories of Italy for Children PDF eBook |
Author | Amy Steedman |
Publisher | Hardpress Publishing |
Pages | 230 |
Release | 2012-08 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781290488341 |
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Legends and Stories of Italy
Title | Legends and Stories of Italy PDF eBook |
Author | Amy Steedman |
Publisher | |
Pages | 188 |
Release | 1913 |
Genre | Legends |
ISBN |
Legends and Stories of Italy
Title | Legends and Stories of Italy PDF eBook |
Author | Amy Steedman |
Publisher | |
Pages | 186 |
Release | 2012-07 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9781936639113 |
The stories of saints and sinners alike populate the pages of this unique book for children. Under the author's loving touch, these enchanting tales come alive with scenes of old Italy, from the poor but generous Saint Zita in her native Lucca to the captive Turkish Princess Stellante and her beloved Bartolo in prosperous Venice. Each of these widely varied characters must face their own struggle against the selfish desires of this world in order to achieve true happiness, both here and in the hereafter. The watercolors by Katharine Cameron add infinite charm, and new illustrations enhance the captivating history of these legends and stories.
Legends and Stories of Italy for Children ... Pictured by Katharine Cameron
Title | Legends and Stories of Italy for Children ... Pictured by Katharine Cameron PDF eBook |
Author | Amy STEEDMAN |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 1909 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
The Legend of Old Befana
Title | The Legend of Old Befana PDF eBook |
Author | Tomie dePaola |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 38 |
Release | 2017-11-07 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1481477641 |
In this beloved classic picture book, Tomie dePaola retells and illustrates an Italian Christmas folk tale, breathing warmth and humanity into the character of the lonely Old Befana and her endless search for the Christ Child. Every morning and every afternoon, Old Befana sweeps with her broom. “Cranky old lady,” the children say. “She is always sweeping!” Sweep, sweep, sweep. But when a brilliant star glows in the eastern sky one night, and Old Befana encounters the glorious procession of three kings on their way to Bethlehem, her world will never be the same.
THE SUNBONNET BABIES IN ITALY - Sisters Molly and May explore Italy with their parents
Title | THE SUNBONNET BABIES IN ITALY - Sisters Molly and May explore Italy with their parents PDF eBook |
Author | Eulalie Osgood Grover |
Publisher | Abela Publishing Ltd |
Pages | 172 |
Release | 2018-09-15 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 8828318198 |
May and Molly are the Sunbonnet babies. In 1922, their father and mother have taken them on a holiday to Italy on board a passenger liner (transatlantic passenger air travel only began six years later on 11 October 1928 by the Graf Zepplin.) The story of their visit is told from a child’s perspective. Their first port of call is Naples where their first sight is Mt Vesuvius. On their way to visit the buried city of Pompeii they first call in at a museum to learn more about Pompeii and the famous explosion of 24 August 79AD. Their hotel room overlooks the port of Naples, one if the busiest ports on the Mediterranean Sea. Looking out over the harbour and all it’s ships, the girls wonder if any are pirate ships? Later they visit “the Humpbacked Island,” really the Isle of Capri, where they explore the island and a sea cave. Their next port of call is the City of Rome and all its sights where they learn the story of the city’s founding twins, Romulus and Remus and how Rome came to be. Then they then travel North where they learn about rural Italian life before visiting the Leaning Tower of Pisa. They travel on to Venice, which they call “The City in the Sea.” Their father takes them around the city sights and they have a strawberry ice-cream on the Piazza of St. Mark and visit the Ponte Vecchio where they do some shopping. They are fortunate enough to be invited to visit a Gondolier's Home. They pay a flying visit to the tall bell tower called the "Lily in Stone," and a cathedral in Florence before returning home. So, we invite you to curl up with this unique sliver of children’s literature not seen in print for many a year; and immerse yourself, and your children, in tales written for a far more gentler time. 10% of the net sale will be donated to charities by the publisher. ---------------------------- KEYWORDS/TAGS: fairy tales, folklore, myths, legends, children’s stories, children’s stories, bygone era, fairydom, fairy land, classic stories, children’s bedtime stories, happy place, happiness, Sun-Man's Babies, Arrival, steamer, passenger liner, Naples, Drive, Strange Sights, Visit, Museum, Afternoon in the Park, Buried City, Pompeii, Pirates, Humpbacked Island, Capri, City, Rome, Twins, Romulus, Remus, Travel Adventures, City in the Sea, Venice, Gondolier, Home, House, May, Molly, Sunbonnet babies, Italy
Italian Folktales
Title | Italian Folktales PDF eBook |
Author | Italo Calvino |
Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Pages | 799 |
Release | 2013-08-26 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0544283228 |
One of the New York Times’s Ten Best Books of the Year: These traditional stories of Italy, retold by a literary master, are “a treasure” (Los Angeles Times). Filled with kings and peasants, saints and ogres—as well as some quite extraordinary plants and animals—these two hundred tales bring to life Italy’s folklore, sometimes with earthy humor, sometimes with noble mystery, and sometimes with the playfulness of sheer nonsense. Selected and retold by one of the country’s greatest literary icons, “this collection stands with the finest folktale collections anywhere” (The New York Times Book Review). “For readers of any age . . . A masterwork.” —The Wall Street Journal “A magic book, and a classic to boot.” —Time