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Pippo the Fool
By Fern, Tracey E. & Estrada, Pau
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on June 1, 2009
Gr 2-4 A slice of history is served à la Florentine for the delectation of curious minds in this revealing portrait of genius Filippo Brunelleschi. Determined and stubborn, he vies with a more physically and cosmetically advantaged rival in a competition to select the designer and builder of a dome to grace Renaissance Florence's grand cathedral. Estrada's excellent w...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2009
When eccentric Florentine goldsmith Filippo "Pippo" Brunelleschi wins a contest to design a dome for the city's cathedral, he g...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Junior Library Guild
Reviewed on March 1, 2009
Tracey E. Fern tells the story of the dome of the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore and its designer in terms children will relate to. “A contest! A contest!” begins the text. “The news swept across the broad piazzas and twisted through the narrow streets of Florence.” For its eventual designer, Pippo the Fool, it is the chance to prove himself and to “finally lose that nickname onc...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
