Barefoot Books Amazing Places

Miralda Colombo

Barefoot Books Amazing Places
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Barefoot Books, Incorporated
Country
United States
Published
1 October 2020
Pages
64
ISBN
9781646860678

Barefoot Books Amazing Places

Miralda Colombo

Explore the stories of fifteen incredible landmarks, from Angkor Wat to Stonehenge to the Colosseum, in this comprehensive illustrated guide. Readers will get to know the people who built these places of wonder, the best ways to visit them and their mysteries that still puzzle historians today. AGES: 8 to 12 AUTHOR: Miralda Colombo always has a suitcase in her hand. Making the most of her passion for seeing the world, she works as a journalist and writes about travel and cooking. She published her first book, a cookbook for children and families, after the birth of her daughter Alice. She lives in Italy with her husband and three children. Beatrice Cerocchi studied illustration in Macerata, Italy, completed a degree in architecture at Rome Tre University and gained a master’s degree in illustration from MiMaster in Milan. Her works have been featured in several magazines and picture books, and in 2018 she was selected for the illustrators exhibition at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair. She lives and works in Rome. SELLING POINTS: . This unusual encyclopedia of landmarks promises to add interest to any home, classroom, or library nonfiction collection. . With a section for each landmark dedicated to describing the experience of visiting today, children have the opportunity to meaningfully experience faraway places without leaving home or school. . Discover abundant factual information about historic figures and their role in creating landmarks, new vocabulary in Word to Know sections, metrics about each special place, and so much more!

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