italy

A concise account of the principal developments in Italian history from the Ice Age to the present day.

Italy is known for its ancient ruins, historic monuments, vibrant cities, charming towns, and beautiful countryside. Most of the country is a peninsula that is shaped like a boot. Learn more about Italy's fascinating history, culture, geography, and more in Italy, an Exploring Countries book. The Exploring Countries series takes readers on a worldwide tour to discover diverse countries from around the globe. Learn about each country's land and climate, plants and animals, natural resources, goods and services, Indigenous peoples, cultural groups, arts and entertainment, sports, politics and government, and much more! Exploring Countries is a series of AV2 media enhanced books. A unique book code printed on page 2 unlocks multimedia content. These books come alive with video, audio, weblinks, slideshows, activities, hands-on experiments, and much more. Book jacket.

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 of street children.

In Renaissance Italy, Artemisia Gentileschi endures the subjugation of women that allows her father to take credit for her extraordinary paintings, rape and the ensuing trial, and torture, buoyed by her deceased mother's stories of strong women of the Bible.

Eighteen-year-old Jill Charron wakes up in a hospital, unable to remember the past six weeks, including the accident that killed her best friend, if it was, in fact, an accident.

Contains William Shakespeare's play adapted into graphic novel format about two teens from opposite sides of feuding families who fall in love and secretly marry, setting tragic events into motion. Presented in Spanish.

"Explores the culture, traditions, and festivals of Italy through its food"--Provided by publisher.

Text and photographs depict the history, government, culture, and traditions of Italy, a peninsular country shaped like a boot.

The period of history known as the Renaissance helped Europe break away from the dismal medieval era. The conditions that led to the Renaissance as well as the work of the writers artists dramatists and scientists who emerged during the era will be examined in this social history.