florence (italy)

Jack and Annie travel 500 years back in time to Florence, Italy, and spend a day helping Leonardo da Vinci in the hope of learning another secret of happiness.

A tale of one family's ambition and of Europe's struggle to emerge from the ravages of the Dark Ages. The Medici used charm, skill, and ruthlessness to garner unparalleled wealth and power, ruling Europe for more than 300 years.

Presents a biography of Florentine explorer, Amerigo Vespucci, and describes the adventures and exploits of the man for whom the New World was named.

Presents a revised edition of the Shakespeare play wherein The King of France gives Helena the hand of any man she wants in marriage, but the one she chooses, Bertram, flees to Tuscany, and she must use her wits to get him back. Includes author information, notes, and critical analysis.

Nadia Cara is in Florence, Italy with her family because her professor father is researching the 1966 flood, but Nadia herself is in trouble--she has turned into a kleptomaniac and she feels detached from everything, except for an elusive Italian boy whom no one but herself has seen.

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A traveler's guide to the city of Florence and the region of Tuscany focusing on the history, culture, art, lodging, restaurants, shopping, and places to visit.

A biography of Niccolo Machiavelli, author of "The Prince," tracing his life from a young boy to controversial political thinker in Renaissance Italy.

Three American middle school students are not going to be taken in when, on a school trip to Florence, Italy, they meet a man claiming to be Leonardo da Vinci, back from the dead. This imposter claims to have a mission to better humankind, and, remarkably, it seems plausible. Gina, Max, and Tad decide to assist this man, who just may be Leonardo in truth, and learn a lot about modern science, history, math, and art along the way.

The Befanini family rules the kitchens of the de Medici and their allies, serving well by fortifying their patrons' reputations and influence with all the power that a brilliant meal can supply. Young Ginevra Befanini serves more directly as companion and confidante to Caterina de Medici, while Ginevra's brother Tommaso is learning his family's craft and enhancing it with his own ideas and talents. The political forces of Renaissance Florence pull and push at them; plague stalks them; and other alien forces move through the kitchens and the city, menacing Caterina and her friends.