Italy ABCs: A Book About the People and Places of Italy

by Sharon Katz Cooper, Allan Eitzen (Illustrator)

Overview

An alphabetical exploration of the people, geography, animals, plants, history, and culture of Italy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781404819207
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	01/01/2006
Series:	Country ABCs
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	1,136,604
Product dimensions:	11.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.12(d)
Lexile:	AD740L (what's this?)
Age Range:	5 - 11 Years

About the Author

PWB Biography: Sharon Katz Cooper has written more than 25 books and articles for children. She has also written several books and articles for adults—but those are less fun. Several of her books have been finalists for the Association of Educational Publishers (EdPress) awards. Sharon lives in Fairfax, Virginia, with her husband, Jason, and her son, Reuven. She likes to cook, travel, wear hats, eat chocolate, and read other children’s books. In her spare time, she helps to design museum exhibits. CPB Biography: Sharon Katz Cooper is a writer and science educator. She enjoys writing about science and social studies topics for children and young adults. She lives in Fairfax, Virginia, with her husband, Jason, and son, Reuven.

Editorial Reviews

K-Gr 3-These books are colorfully illustrated, but the information is trivial and often incomplete. Unlike Justine and Ron Fontes's France, India, and Italy (all Children's Press, 2003), the words for each letter are not standardized across the set, but unique to each title. While this may increase creativity, it also results in inconsistency and in some odd choices (in France, "K is for Kilogram"; in Italy, Leonardo da Vinci is discussed and depicted twice, under "A is for Art" and "Ll"). The maps are totally inadequate, ignoring most of the cities, regions, and geographical features mentioned in the texts. The titles conclude with brief facts, general phrases, and glossaries. Younger students to whom these are read won't understand much of the content, while those old enough to use the books on their own should be referred to the "What's It Like to Live In-?" series (McGraw-Hill) or the "First Reports" series (Compass Point).-Ann W. Moore, Schenectady County Public Library, NY Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

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