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Michelangelo, the painter

Valerio Mariani

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The Thief Lord

Cornelia Caroline Funke

Orphaned brothers Prosper and Bo, having run away from their cruel aunt and uncle, decide to hide out in Venice where they fall in with the Thief Lord, a thirteen-year-old boy who leads a crime ring o

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Galileo Galilei

Rachel Hilliam

This book describes the life and times of Galileo Galilei, whose scientific experiments led to an acceptance of the scientific method of making observations and recording calculations.

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Inkheart

Cornelia Caroline Funke

Twelve-year-old Meggie learns that her father Mo, a bookbinder, can "read" fictional characters to life when an evil ruler named Capricorn, freed from the novel "Inkheart" years earlier, tries to forc

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Michelangelo

Tim McNeese

Profiles the life and works of Italian Renaissance painter and sculptor Michelangelo, and describes some of his greatest masterpieces including the "Pieta," "Moses," and the statue of David, as well a

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Galileo

Tim McNeese

Examines the life and achievements of Renaissance scientist and astronomer Galileo, discussing his youth, family, and education, his innovation in testing his ideas with experiments, his teaching care

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Three Days

Donna Jo Napoli

When her father suddenly dies while on a business trip leaving her alone on an Italian highway, eleven-year-old Jackies worries what will happen when she is picked up by two men with unknown motives.

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Italy

Julie McCulloch

641.5945
MCC

Leonardo Da Vinci and the Renaissance in World History

Allison Lassieur

Traces the life and times of Leonardo da Vinci showing his effect on the world of art and on the history of the Italian Renaissance.

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Italy

Greg Nickles

Photographs and text describe the arts, treasures, theater, religions, festivals, architecture, and literature of the Italians.

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