Renato loves the art and architecture in his hometown of Florence, especially the stone lion in the piazza, but when he and his family must flee the country to America, Renato worries about his city and his lion.

The touching, magical story of a boy in a war-torn country and the stone lion that rescues him. Renato loves his home in Florence, Italy. He loves playing with his friends in the Piazza della Signoria. He loves walking home by the beautiful buildings and fountains with his father in the evenings. And he especially loves the stone lion who seems to smile at him from a pedestal in the piazza. The lion makes him feel safe. But one day his father tells him that their family must leave. Their country is at war, and they will be safer in America. Renato can only think of his lion. Who will keep him safe? With luminous watercolor paintings, Barbara DiLorenzo captures the beauty of Florence in this heartwarming and ultimately magical picture book.

Whether used for thematic story times, program and curriculum planning, readers' advisory, or collection development, this updated edition of the well-known companion makes finding the right picture books for your library a breeze. Generations of savvy librarians and educators have relied on this detailed subject guide to children's picture books for all aspects of children's services, and this new edition does not disappoint. Covering more than 18,000 books published through 2017, it empowers users to identify current and classic titles on topics ranging from apples to zebras. Organized simply, with a subject guide that categorizes subjects by theme and topic and subject headings arranged alphabetically, this reference applies more than 1,200 intuitive (as opposed to formal catalog) subject terms to children's picture books, making it both a comprehensive and user-friendly resource that is accessible to parents and teachers as well as librarians. It can be used to identify titles to fill in gaps in library collections, to find books on particular topics for young readers, to help teachers locate titles to support lessons, or to design thematic programs and story times. Title and illustrator indexes, in addition to a bibliographic guide arranged alphabetically by author name, further extend access to titles.

Traces the life of the nineteenth century French novelist, attempts to portray his complex personality, and analyzes his major works.

This book provides updated information on this intriguing and exciting group of insects: Neotropical Social Wasps. These insects have a particular biology and their colonies are formed by a few cooperative females living in either small or massive, structured nests where stinging individuals organize their activities and defend their offspring. Topics include evolutionary aspects, biogeography, post-embryonic development, community behavior and ecology, economic importance, and research methods.

Thirteen stories. A dreamer, a young man and two archangels in search of truth. What does a depressive, a pedophile, an abortionist, a drug addict, a professional player, scientists, criminals, a sexologist, a schizophrenic, and a handicapped have in common?Thirteen stories. A dreamer, a young man and two archangels in search of truth. What does a depressive, a pedophile, an abortionist, a drug addict, a professional player, scientists, criminals, a sexologist, a schizophrenic, and a handicapped have in common? Both seek to reflect on their actions, their paths future next to the seer, a revolutionary and special being, on a great journey in the northeast of Brazil. Stating be the son of God, he promises listen to everyone, advise them and give valuable tips on how to resume the life by showing his personality and his father over time. The greatest goal of all is to awaken the inner self of each one of them and, reaching this miracle, the truth will finally be revealed. ”I am” also represents a cry of freedom front ace social conventions as in the past Jesus did. ”I am” shows up in this way how the human being is in essence.This is at odds with those who are accustomed to judge others. A thought-provoking book promising many reflections and emotions

The Angel of Light is a five-book collection; the Book of Revelations is the first installment. The saga involves the mystery of three spheres which are spread over Tiamat. The different groups or factions, have no idea what these three areas will make when they are already collected. Angels and Demons fight each other to get them at all costs; the energy that surrounds a sphere attracts different groups of power. Henrik, a successful lawyer is involved in the chessboard. But the question is: What is the role that the lawyer develops in this story? The reader will get the answer as reading the entire saga. Wars, action, betrayal and power are the main themes of the Angel of Light. The book of Revelation is an introduction to the saga. It tries to explain a post-apocalyptic world in which humanity has suffered deterioration, as well as the various levels of creation according to the Judeo-Christian religion. That is how the author tries to create an entirely fictional work with facts based on synoptic and apocryphal biblical texts by giving a tinge of realism. The main base of the story of the first part of the Angel of Light will be the searching and protection of the first sphere. They are not yet fully aware of the power that the gem emanates and Henrik, as their sole carrier, will be chased for something that he would never had imagined.