No-one knows who was the model for Michelangelo's famous statue of David in the Piazza della Signoria in Florence - or even if there was one. In David: the Unofficial Autobiography, Mary Hoffman imagines the life of the man who inspired Michelangelo and whose likeness has stood in stone for more than five hundred years.
From the author of the Stravaganza series comes a riveting tale of murder and romance in Renaissance Italy, as a 16-year-old is sent to a Franciscan Friary for his own protection after he's accused of murder.
Mary Hoffman is a popular children's author with more than 90 books to her name. Her unique observations bring vitality and humour to each of her stories, including A First Bible Story Book (available in DK's A First Bible Story Book and A First Book of Prayers), Amazing Grace, A Twist in the Tail, and Song of the Earth.
Set in Talia, a parallel-world version of Italy, this series combines Renaissance court intrigue with time travel, subterfuge, romance, and revenge. Matt is a painfully dyslexic and insecure boy who has just discovered that he is a Stravagante--someone capable of traveling between two worlds.
Organizational Rhetoric introduces students to a rhetorical approach to understanding, analyzing and creating organizational messages for both internal employees and external customers. This textbook provides students a theoretically-grounded understanding of the basic building blocks of organizational rhetoric, the types of rhetorical situations faced by organizational communicators, and the specific strategies used to address six common orga...
Organizational Rhetoric introduces students to a rhetorical approach to understanding, analyzing and creating organizational messages for both internal employees and external customers. This textbook provides students a theoretically-grounded understanding of the basic building blocks of organizational rhetoric, the types of rhetorical situations faced by organizational communicators, and the specific strategies used to address six common orga...
Grace is back! The girl from "Amazing Grace" who proved that you can be anything you want and that families are what you make them, now discovers that there's more than one way to be a princess. A fun story with a positive approach to multiculturalism. Illustrated by Cornelius van Wright and Ying-Hwa Hu. Ages: 5+.
The fourth book in the Stravaganza series. A leather-bound book transports Matt to the world of Talia, where he meets Luciano, a fellow Stravagante who is in danger after killing the head of the powerful di Chimici family in a duel.
Thirteen of the best-loved stories from the Old and New Testaments, including such timeless favorites as Noah's Ark, the Prodigal Son, and Jonah and the Whale, are sweetly re-told and enhanced with delightful illustrations. A sensitive way to acquaint young children with the important life lessons and values inherent in the Bible. Perfect for adults and children to read aloud together.
This sequel to "Amazing Grace" finds Grace and her friends transforming her backyard into the center ring of a big-top circus, then a hospital emergency room, and then a rocket launch pad. The gang's exploits, both real and imagined, provide all kinds of rewards, and may even lead to Grace's being on stage in a real theater production! Illustrations.
