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The fun food for kids is gelato, ice cream. Florence lays claim to the invention of gelato by Bernardo Buontalenti,
who made it for, who else, the Medicis. Don't go running around looking
for the gelateria that supposed to have the best gelato. Just stop into
gelaterias often and sample the selection. For really delicious sweets, pastries and cookies, try cafe Gilli on Piazza della Repubblica. |
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Florence is a wonderful place to window shop. As you're walking down any street, you'll find artisans at work, and beautiful window displays in the shops. Leather goods are traditional to Florence – look for purses, belts, bracelets, key chains with beautifully tooled leather and the Florentine fleur-de-lis motif. |
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Leonardo da Vinci wanted to create the perfect smile on the Mona Lisa, to find out how do birds fly or clouds form, design a bridge, study teeth and draw the human body, invent a tank, submarine, parachute, and discover why the sky is blue.
“I wanted to learn about everything!”
(Picture book)
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Illustrated biography of the guy who did it all. Da Vinci was a painter, inventor, engineer, pageant director, sculptor, musician. He observed nature, studied the human body, drew maps and designed weapons. (Chapter book)
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13 different models to assemble, based on Leonardo da Vinci's sketches – including flying boat, kite glider, helicopter, dragonfly, parachute, and more. And they actually fly. (Activity book)
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Annie and Jack are whirled back in time to Florence, to find Leonardo da Vinci, help him with his inventions, and enable Leonardo to fly. (Easy reader)
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Elisabetta falls in love with Giuliano de' Medici, son of Lorenzo the Magnificent. But Florence is divided by war and a tyrannical monk – Leonardo da Vinci, not Giuliano, captures her smile, the portrait of Monna Lisa. (Chapter book)
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Illustrated biography of Michelangelo, from his apprenticeship learning to paint as a teenager in Florence, creating magnificent sculpture of David (in the Academia), church projects for the Medici, designing walls to defend Florence, and also painting Sistine Chapel in Rome. (Chapter book)
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Pictorial biography of Michelangelo, with details of his work in Florence - learning to paint in Ghirlandaio's studio, carving the monumental sculpture of David and Medici tombs, designing city walls, plus 21 activities to do: make an antique statue or sugar sculpture, write Renaissance poems, make homemade paint, and more. Excellent historical illustrations. (Activity book)
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Find
out how Renaissance genius Michelangelo spent his childhood in Florence,
quit school at 13 to paint, lived and worked at
the Medici palace, and sculpted exquisite marble pieces. (Picture
book)
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Ever wondered about the story behind the towering sculpture of David by Michelangelo? In Florence, a huge block of marble was purchased to make a city statue, but no one could carve it. Michelangelo asked for the job, and it took him three years to create this masterpiece, a "stone giant." (Picture book)
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Before you visit the Duomo, find out about Filippo Brunelleschi (nickname Pippo), the architect who designed and built the great dome of the cathedral. Pippo's designs in the 15th century were extraordinary, and the red brick dome still stands today! (Picture book)
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