This is a cute story about a tomcat getting a family. Set in Venice, readers get a little taste of Italy, from the Italian words used by the cats and the gondoliers, to the Venetian architecture depicted in the colorful, attractive illustrations. 31 pgs in a large format, hc book. ~ Zach
Piccolo shows boys and girls about sharing their strength with those who are smaller, younger, or weaker. Piccolo leads a life full of adventure and possibilities. And then two homeless kittens decide to adopt the free-spirited Piccolo. "I`m not a Papa cat," objects Piccolo. "I'm a tomcat." Children will delight in seeing how the kittens help Piccolo discover his own tender heart and a new kind of adventure. And Illustrator Itoko Maeno's watercolor depictions of the canals, markets, byways, boats, and bridges of Venice will delight children. With the Papa Piccolo teaching guide, your students will be saying "Hello" and "Goodbye" and more in Italian! They will also be singing Piccolo's lullaby, creating cat masks to look like their favorite felines, and pondering how the Venetians keep the canal water out of their houses.
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I needed to complete my Five in a Row volume 1 collection and this is a really great price on a new hardcover copy of this book!
I'm teaching a co-op class using the great book lists from Five in a Row. This sweet book explores a unique setting as well as the important themes of family and adoption.
This is on the Five in a Row Volume I book list.
For my FIAR curriculum.