This was an interesting book to read. The main message is to inform children about places in Italy as well as some history about it. One reason I liked this book is because it has pronunciations for the numbers in Italian. For example, next to the number 4 it says "quattro (KWAHT-troh)". This will really help children correctly say the Italian words that the book is trying to teach them. The second reason I liked this book is because it chooses things that the children will be interested in. For example, for number 5 it talks about how in a story, a puppetmaster gives Pinocchio five gold pieces and number 7 talks about food. ( )

This book would be very useful in a geography lesson. It teaches how to count in Italian through geographical visual aids. It explores Italy's landmarks, history and exports. Simple and easy book. Suitable for younger students such as k-2. ( )