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A Best Children's Book of the Year 2010, selected by the Bank Street School of Education |
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2010-2011 Land of Enchantment Book Award Nominee |
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Booklist, Starred Review ---- With a great deal of charm and buttressed by understated humor, Fern tells a fictionalized story of Renaissance architect and engineer Filippo Brunelleschi and his most magnificent work the dome of the Cathedral of Florence...Throughout, Estrada's timeless art highlights Florence's orange-roofed architecture and colorfully attired citizens... |
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School Library Journal, Starred Review ---- A slice of history is served a la Florentine for the delectation of curious minds in this revealing portrait of genius Filippo Brunelleschi...Fern's humorous text brings Pippo's crabby persona to cranky life as he ponders, sketches, schemes, calculates, and competes his way to a glorious completed dome and lasting fame...This neat blend of fact and fiction is as seamlessly constructed as the intricate brickwork of the dome on the Duomo. |
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Booklist Top 10 Historical Fiction for Youth, 2009 |
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Oppenheim Toy Portfolio 2009 Gold Award |
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Junior Library Guild Premier Selection |
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2009 Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People, chosen by the National Council for Social Studies and The Children's Book Council. |
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2009 ABC Best Books for Children Selection |
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2009 Cybils Award Nominee |
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Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) Choices 2010 Selection |
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