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Let’s Learn About Italy
www.flags.net/ITAL.htm
Where is Italy?
Map of Italy
www.enchantedlearning.com/europe/italy/Italy_color.GIF
A Few Facts About Italy
The capital of Italy is RomeThe population of Italy is 58,147,733.The language they speak is Italian.The money they use is the euro.Italy is a member of the European Union.
Let’s visit some important cities in Italy.
Rome
www.galenfrysinger.com
The Colosseum
More famous sights in Rome
Arch of Titus
Trajan’s Column
Arch of Constantine
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Florence
Views of the city
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Venice
In Venice the streets are waterways
that people travel by gondola.
www.galenfrysinger.com
Some of Italy’s Important PeopleMichelangelo (click on his name to find out more)Galileo - a scientist and astronomerLeonardo da Vinci (click on his name to find out more)Picasso - a famous artist (click on his name to try some artwork)Joe DiMaggio - baseball player (click on his name to try a little baseball)
What Italian Kids DoIn the winter kids go skiing, sledding and
snowboarding in the mountains. In the summer they enjoy the many lakes for swimming and boating. Many people go to the beaches. Kids in Italy love soccer, bicycling, ball games, going to movies and surfing the Internet.
Famous Sights in ItalyThe Ancient City of Pompeii (Click on the pictures to see more of Pompeii.
www.galenfrysinger.com/pompeii.htm
Pompeii was built in 600 BC.
Lake Garda
www.galenfrysinger.com/lake_garda.htm www.destination360.com/europe/italy/mount-etna.php
Mt. Etna
This is the most active volcano
in the world.
Pisa - the Leaning Tower
www.destination360.com/europe/italy/pisa.php www.comp.dit.ie/dgordon/Lectures/Hum1/031024/031024pantheon.jpg
The Pantheon in Rome (click on the picture to see more)
Vatican
www.destination360.com/europe/italy/vatican-museum.php
Sistine Chapel
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The Sistine Chapel is inside the Vatican Museum and is the work of artist Michelangelo.
Italian Culture and LifeThere are many carnivals and festivals with colorful
costumes and parades.Italians enjoy watching motor races like the Grand Prix in
Milan.There are also bicycle races.Much of Italy is farmland where they grow fruits,
vegetables, grapes and olives.The cities are very crowded and many families live in
apartments.Italy has open air markets as well as fancy designer shops.
What Italians Like to Eat
Go to these websites to find Italian recipes-http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0215463/cuisines.htmwww.foodnetwork.com/food/ck_gc_tuscany/0,1971,FOOD_9810,00.html
www.bellalunacincy.com/ image/2220319.jpeg www.fooditalian.info/images/italian1.jpg
Learn More About ItalyItaly
www.kidskonnect.com/Italy/ItalyHome.htmlItaly Geography
www.kidport.com/RefLib/WorldGeography/Italy/Italy.htmTravel for Kids - Italy
www.travelforkids.com/Funtodo/Italy/italy.htmTime for Kids – Italy
www.timeforkids.com/TFK/teachers/aw/ns/main/0,28132,726880,00.htmlItalian Mandolin
www.town4kids.com/town4kids/kids/music4kids/world/european/mandolin.htmItaly for Kids
http://www.pocanticohills.org/italy/italy.htmA Kid’s Life in Italy
http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0212302/italy.html
Books to ReadLook What Came From Italy. Miles Harvey. Franklin Watts. 1998.
Discovering Cultures – Italy. Margaret Gay Malone, 2003. Marshall Cavendish Corporation.
Italy: A Portrait of the Country Through Its Festivals and Traditions. Grolier. 1999.
Italy ABCs. Sharon Katz Cooper. Picture Window Books. 2006.
What’s It Like to Live in Italy? Jillian Powell. Hodder Wayland. 2003.
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