We've just finished Papa Piccolo, caro mio! We finished up by making the biscotti recipe in the FIAR cookbook. Mmmm!
Along the way, Abby enjoyed painting and the art lessons in the manual, learning about cats (and playing with our kitten, Jesse), finding out about Italy, and reading a few good books.
Peppe the Lamplighter doesn't take place in Italy, but in Littly Italy in New York City. It's the story of a little boy who gets a job as a lamplighter and stuggles to win his father's respect. It is a very thoughtful story, which can spark some good discussion. The illustrations fit well with Papa Piccolo (light and dark), and a lot of the story takes place on the street, as does Papa Piccolo.
Another one we enjoyed was Galileo's Leaning Tower Experiment by Wendy Macdonald. Abby and I had not read about Galileo before, so this was a good opportunity to learn about him.
We're off school this week to do some things around the house. When we return after Labor Day, should we row The Glorious Flight, Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel, or perhaps Truman's Aunt Farm? Hmmmm, too many great choices!
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