Bartali's Bicycle
Bartali's Bicycle

Author: Megan Hoyt

Publisher: Quill Tree Books

Published: 2024-01-31

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780062908124

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This 2021 National Jewish Book Award finalist by author Megan Hoyt and illustrator Iacopo Bruno brings to light the inspiring, true story of Gino Bartali, a beloved Italian cyclist and secret champion in the fight for Jewish lives during World War II. Gino Bartali pedaled across Italy for years, winning one cycling race after another, including the 1938 Tour de France. Gino became an international sports hero! But the next year, World War II began, and it changed everything. Soldiers marched into Italy. Tanks rolled down the cobbled streets of Florence. And powerful leaders declared that Jewish people should be arrested. To the entire world, Gino Bartali was merely a champion cyclist. But Gino's greatest achievement was something he never told a soul--that he secretly worked with the Italian resistance to save hundreds of Jewish men, women, and children, and others, from certain death, using the one thing no authority would question: his bicycle. This compelling nonfiction picture book for elementary-age readers offers a unique perspective on World War II history. It's a strong choice for units on the war and for biographies of lesser-known heroes in history and in sports.

Road to Valour
Road to Valour

Author: Aili McConnon

Publisher: Phoenix

Published: 2013-06-20

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 9780753828144

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An Italian SCHINDLER'S LIST, this is the inspirational story of Gino Bartali, who made the greatest comeback in Tour de France history and secretly aided the Italian Resistance during the Second World War. ROAD TO VALOUR is the inspiring, against-the-odds story of Gino Bartali, the cyclist who made the greatest comeback in Tour de France history and still holds the record for the longest gap between victories. Yet it was his actions during the Second World War, when he secretly aided the Resistance, rather than his remarkable exploits on a bike, that truly cemented his place in the hearts and minds of the Italian people. Based on nearly ten years of research, and including fascinating new interviews, this is the only book written that fully explores the scope of Bartali's wartime work. A breathtaking account of one man's unsung heroism and his resilience in the face of adversity, this is an epic tale of courage, comeback and redemption, and the untold story of one of the greatest athletes of the twentieth century.

Human Impact on Danube Watershed Biodiversity in the XXI Century
Human Impact on Danube Watershed Biodiversity in the XXI Century

Author: Doru Bănăduc

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2020-04-20

Total Pages: 435

ISBN-13: 3030372421

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The second-longest European river after the Volga, the Danube is one of the world’s most important rivers in terms of its geographical and historical significance. In recent history, it has served as a major international waterway and numerous cities, including four capitals, have been founded on its banks. The 2826km-long Danube has a watershed measuring 801,093 km2 that is now shared between 19 countries, from its source in the Black Forest to the Black Sea, into which it pumps an average of 827 km3 of water a year. This book describes and explains key landscape values interactions (geographical, cultural and natural heritage). It also identifies the threats and various types of human impact affecting this system in all the countries of the Danube River Basin, based on the investigations and perspectives of a team of experienced naturalists, and in the context of the early 21st century, in which the human-nature relationship is still far from balanced. These studies demonstrate how biodiversity, conservation and ecological studies can help us successfully promote mutual cooperation and combine our efforts to address problems as a responsible continent.

Angels at the Table
Angels at the Table

Author: Yvette Alt Miller

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2011-04-28

Total Pages: 376

ISBN-13: 1441110232

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Authoritative and personal, this is an introduction to all aspects of a traditional Jewish Shabbat, providing both an inspirational call to observe this weekly holiday and a comprehensive resource.

Hildegard's Gift
Hildegard's Gift

Author: Megan Hoyt

Publisher: Paraclete Press (MA)

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781612613581

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When Hildegard was young, everywhere she went she saw colors and swirls, pictures, and designs. Music filled her soul and she was flooded with ideas--so many that she thought her mind would explode. Then one day it all stopped. In this beautiful book children will join Hildegard on her journey toward devotion to God, service to others, and toward a blessed and solitary life filled with artistic expression.

Bartali's Bicycle
Bartali's Bicycle

Author: Megan Hoyt

Publisher: Quill Tree Books

Published: 2024-01-31

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780062908124

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This 2021 National Jewish Book Award finalist by author Megan Hoyt and illustrator Iacopo Bruno brings to light the inspiring, true story of Gino Bartali, a beloved Italian cyclist and secret champion in the fight for Jewish lives during World War II. Gino Bartali pedaled across Italy for years, winning one cycling race after another, including the 1938 Tour de France. Gino became an international sports hero! But the next year, World War II began, and it changed everything. Soldiers marched into Italy. Tanks rolled down the cobbled streets of Florence. And powerful leaders declared that Jewish people should be arrested. To the entire world, Gino Bartali was merely a champion cyclist. But Gino's greatest achievement was something he never told a soul--that he secretly worked with the Italian resistance to save hundreds of Jewish men, women, and children, and others, from certain death, using the one thing no authority would question: his bicycle. This compelling nonfiction picture book for elementary-age readers offers a unique perspective on World War II history. It's a strong choice for units on the war and for biographies of lesser-known heroes in history and in sports.

Pedalare! Pedalare!
Pedalare! Pedalare!

Author: John Foot

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 2011-05-03

Total Pages: 386

ISBN-13: 0747595216

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The story of Italian cycling is the story of Italy in the twentieth century.

J. G. and the B. C. Kids
J. G. and the B. C. Kids

Author: Janet Louise Hubert

Publisher: Palamino Productions Incorporated

Published: 2010-09

Total Pages: 50

ISBN-13: 9780983046806

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Janet Hubert, real life mom and TV mom (THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL AIR) welcomes you to the world of J.G.AND THE B.C.KIDS with book one A SNEAKER FEATURE. Little Vinnie Williams is known in his neighborhood as the geeky boy who couldn't. Vinnie loves school, but where he lives, that's just not cool. With the help of archeologist J.G and her magical band of dinosaurs, join Vinnie as he does the math, to free J.G. and disarms the MAC III HIGH PERFORMANCE HIGH TOP SNEAKER; to stop the evil Rupert Warlock and his bumbling band of shape changing dinosaur bullies, from numbing the minds of children everywhere. What's a B.C.Kid you ask? B.C. Kids are Bright Children B.C. Kids are Bold and Confident B.C. Kids are Beautiful on the inside and Caring on the outside.

Thanku
Thanku

Author: Joseph Bruchac

Publisher: Millbrook Press (Tm)

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 44

ISBN-13: 1541523636

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This poetry anthology, edited by Miranda Paul, explores a wide range of ways to be grateful (from gratitude for a puppy to gratitude for family to gratitude for the sky) with poems by a diverse group of contributors, including Joseph Bruchac, Margarita Engle, Cynthia Leitich Smith, Naomi Shihab Nye, Charles Waters, and Jane Yolen.