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This book is part of the Country ABC series. Most pages contain the main topic and a fast fact. Some of the topics include Italian words such as buongiorno and dolce. The topics also include places such as Rome, Pisa and the Holy See. The illustrations remind me of the pictures in textbooks from the 1960s. This book contains an index, list of books and websites for further exploration. While Italy ABCs does not have enough information for students to use to write a report, my fifth graders use this series every year to explore different countries. They then choose a country for further exploration. This book is also often checked-out by a group of my kindergarteners who are on an “alphabet book kick” right now. ( )