The Book List for the Adventures in Italy, Unit 1

We love books, and have included some wonderful titles that help teach your kids all about the topics taught within the Adventures in Italy, Unit 1. Here is the list for you! We have provided you Amazon links for your shopping convince, if your library doesn’t have them all. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. We have included a large range of books, to help provide you with options in learning about Venice, Italy with your kids, and I know they will love to read them again and again!

Adventure 1:

Living in Italy by Chloe Perkins

Rand McNally Atlas of World Geography by Rand McNally

The Little Red Hen Makes a Pizza by Philomen Sturges - Read Aloud

Pizza at Sally’s by Monica Wellington 

Pizza Pig by Step Into Reading

Curious George and the Pizza by Margret and H.A Rey’s - Read Aloud

Curious George and the Pizza Party by Margret and H.A.Rey’s

Adventure 2:

This is Venice by M. Sasek

Olivia Goes to Venice by Ian Falconer

Guido’s Gondola by Renee Riva

Zoe Sophia’s Scrapbook: An Adventure in Venice by Claudia Mauner

Papa Piccolo by Carol Talley

Goofy and the Gondola – An Adventure in Italy by Disney’s Small World Library

The Way The Cookie Crumbled by Jodi Jenson Shaffer

Who Took the Cookies from the Cookie Jar by Bonnie Lass

Who Stole the Cookie from the Cookie Jar? by Margaret Wang

Adventure 3:

The Glassmakers Daughter by Dianne Hofmyer

Adventure 4: Carnival in Venice

Carnival at Candlelight by The Magic Treehouse

Adventure 5: Artist Spotlight of Michelanglo

Michelangelo by Diane Stanley
Michelangelo (Getting to Know the Worlds Greatest Artists) by Mike Venezia 

Stone Giant Michelangelo’s David and How He Came to Be by Jane Sutcliffe

David and Goliath by Sasha Morton (or similar story book for kids)

Big Anthony by Tomie dePaola (they talk about Fresco Painting, and Italy

Optional/Additional Juvenile Fiction Novels:

We found some other novels about Venice, that your children may enjoy as well, here for your convenience. Since local libraries collections vary, we wanted to provide as many books for you to search for, as we can find. If you find any other titles in your local library, please let us know.

Greetings from Somewhere: The Mystery of the Mosaic by Little Simon

Thea Stilton and the Venice Masquerade by Thea Stilton

The Crown of Venice by Steve Stevenson