Author: Jack Manning
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1476531005
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
Discusses how people in Italy celebrate Christmas, identifying traditional symbols, decorations, presents, foods, and customs associated with the holiday.
Christmas in Italy
Author: Jack Manning
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1476531005
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
Discusses how people in Italy celebrate Christmas, identifying traditional symbols, decorations, presents, foods, and customs associated with the holiday.
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1476531005
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
Discusses how people in Italy celebrate Christmas, identifying traditional symbols, decorations, presents, foods, and customs associated with the holiday.
The Legend of Old Befana
Author: Tomie dePaola
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1481477641
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1481477641
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
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.
Christmas in Italy
Author:
Publisher: World Book .com
ISBN: 9780716608776
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Describes the celebration of Christmas in Italy and includes stories, songs, recipes, and craft projects.
Publisher: World Book .com
ISBN: 9780716608776
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Describes the celebration of Christmas in Italy and includes stories, songs, recipes, and craft projects.
A Very Italian Christmas
Author: Giovanni Boccaccio
Publisher: New Vessel Press
ISBN: 1939931665
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 147
Book Description
Classic and contemporary Christmas stories by great writers from Boccaccio to Strega Prize winner Anna Maria Ortese to Nobel laureate Grazia Deledda. The third in the very popular Very Christmas series, this volume brings together the best Italian Christmas stories of all time in a vibrant collection featuring classic tales and contemporary works. With writing that dates from the Renaissance to the present day, from Boccaccio to Pirandello, as well as Anna Maria Ortese, Natalia Ginzburg, and Grazia Deledda, these literary gems are filled with ancient churches, trains whistling through the countryside, steaming tureens, plates piled high with pasta, High Mass, dashed hopes, golden crucifixes, flowing wine, shimmering gifts, and plenty of style. Like everything the Italians do, this is Christmas with its very own verve and flair, the perfect literary complement to a Buon Natale italiano. Includes stories by: Luigi Pirandello ·• Camillo Boito • Matilde Serao • Anna Maria Ortese • Andrea De Carlo • Grazia Deledda • Giovanni Verga • Giovanni Boccaccio • Natalia Ginzburg
Publisher: New Vessel Press
ISBN: 1939931665
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 147
Book Description
Classic and contemporary Christmas stories by great writers from Boccaccio to Strega Prize winner Anna Maria Ortese to Nobel laureate Grazia Deledda. The third in the very popular Very Christmas series, this volume brings together the best Italian Christmas stories of all time in a vibrant collection featuring classic tales and contemporary works. With writing that dates from the Renaissance to the present day, from Boccaccio to Pirandello, as well as Anna Maria Ortese, Natalia Ginzburg, and Grazia Deledda, these literary gems are filled with ancient churches, trains whistling through the countryside, steaming tureens, plates piled high with pasta, High Mass, dashed hopes, golden crucifixes, flowing wine, shimmering gifts, and plenty of style. Like everything the Italians do, this is Christmas with its very own verve and flair, the perfect literary complement to a Buon Natale italiano. Includes stories by: Luigi Pirandello ·• Camillo Boito • Matilde Serao • Anna Maria Ortese • Andrea De Carlo • Grazia Deledda • Giovanni Verga • Giovanni Boccaccio • Natalia Ginzburg
Keepers of Tradition
Author: Maggie Holtzberg
Publisher: Univ of Massachusetts Press
ISBN: 9781558496408
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Throughout Massachusetts, artists carry on and revitalise deeply rooted traditions that take many expressive forms - from Native American basketry to Yankee wooden boats, Armenian lace, Chinese seals, and Irish music and dance. This illustrated volume celebrates and shares the work of a wide array of these living artists.
Publisher: Univ of Massachusetts Press
ISBN: 9781558496408
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Throughout Massachusetts, artists carry on and revitalise deeply rooted traditions that take many expressive forms - from Native American basketry to Yankee wooden boats, Armenian lace, Chinese seals, and Irish music and dance. This illustrated volume celebrates and shares the work of a wide array of these living artists.
'Twas Nochebuena
Author: Roseanne Greenfield Thong
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698136454
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
’Twas Nochebuena and all through our casa, every creature was kneading tamale masa... It’s Christmas Eve, and you’re invited to a Nochebuena celebration! Follow a family as they prepare to host a night filled with laughter, love, and Latino tradition. Make tasty tamales and hang colorful adornos (decorations) on the walls. Gather to sing festive canciones (songs) while sipping champurrado (hot chocolate). After the midnight feast has been served and the last gifts have been unwrapped, it’s time to cheer, “Feliz Navidad and to all a good night!” Savor the magic of Nochebuena with a holiday tale you’ll want to read again and again.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698136454
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
’Twas Nochebuena and all through our casa, every creature was kneading tamale masa... It’s Christmas Eve, and you’re invited to a Nochebuena celebration! Follow a family as they prepare to host a night filled with laughter, love, and Latino tradition. Make tasty tamales and hang colorful adornos (decorations) on the walls. Gather to sing festive canciones (songs) while sipping champurrado (hot chocolate). After the midnight feast has been served and the last gifts have been unwrapped, it’s time to cheer, “Feliz Navidad and to all a good night!” Savor the magic of Nochebuena with a holiday tale you’ll want to read again and again.
Merry Christmas, Strega Nona
Author: Tomie dePaola
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 148147765X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
In this holiday follow-up to Tomie dePaola’s Caldecott Honor–winning Strega Nona, our favorite Grandma-Witch is back and bringing her magic to Christmas with a town feast—can she count on Big Anthony as her only helper? It’s Christmas time in Calabria and with Strega Nona’s annual feast around the corner, she has no time for her usual magical tasks. Christmas has a magic of its own, and no one knows magic like Strega Nona does, especially Big Anthony. But with the clock ticking on her preparations, will Big Anthony finally be able to prove that he can be counted on with some magic of his own? With warm illustrations in Tomie’s classic folk-art style, this refreshed addition to the Strega Nona series is a must-have for fans of all ages.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 148147765X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
In this holiday follow-up to Tomie dePaola’s Caldecott Honor–winning Strega Nona, our favorite Grandma-Witch is back and bringing her magic to Christmas with a town feast—can she count on Big Anthony as her only helper? It’s Christmas time in Calabria and with Strega Nona’s annual feast around the corner, she has no time for her usual magical tasks. Christmas has a magic of its own, and no one knows magic like Strega Nona does, especially Big Anthony. But with the clock ticking on her preparations, will Big Anthony finally be able to prove that he can be counted on with some magic of his own? With warm illustrations in Tomie’s classic folk-art style, this refreshed addition to the Strega Nona series is a must-have for fans of all ages.
Dreaming Sophia
Author: Muldoon Melissa
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780997634808
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Dreaming Sophia weaves many strand of Italian culture into a delightful blend of fantasy, romance, art and history. With an artist's keen eye and deft touch, Melissa Muldoon brings to life the titans of Italian culture in a touching tale of a young woman reeling from loss who discovers that "Italy is the answer."
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780997634808
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Dreaming Sophia weaves many strand of Italian culture into a delightful blend of fantasy, romance, art and history. With an artist's keen eye and deft touch, Melissa Muldoon brings to life the titans of Italian culture in a touching tale of a young woman reeling from loss who discovers that "Italy is the answer."
Christmas Around the World
Author: Mary D. Lankford
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0688163238
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Ethiopian fringed umbrellas; star-shaped Filipino parol lanterns;candlelit Swedish St. Lucia crowns-Mary Lankford bringstogether Christmas traditions from twelve different lands,like decorations on a splendid tree.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0688163238
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Ethiopian fringed umbrellas; star-shaped Filipino parol lanterns;candlelit Swedish St. Lucia crowns-Mary Lankford bringstogether Christmas traditions from twelve different lands,like decorations on a splendid tree.
Is There a Santa Claus?
Author: Francis Pharcellus Church
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Christmas
Languages : en
Pages : 22
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Christmas
Languages : en
Pages : 22
Book Description