Pippo the Fool.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)

Pippo the Fool

Tracey E. Fern, author

Pau Estrada, illustrator

Charlesbridge Publishing

85 Main Street, Watertown, MA 02472

9781570916557, $15.95 www.charlesbridge.com 1-800-225-3214

A Junior Library Guild Selection, Pippo the Fool is a children's picturebook based on the true story of the man who designed the dome for the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence. One of the masters invited to compete for the opportunity to design the dome, Filippo Brunelleschi was also commonly nicknamed Pippo the Fool. But the dramatic design for his dome was beyond anything previously imagined. Could Pippo the Fool truly be Pippo the Genius? A delightful tale about one of Italy's greatest engineers and architects evolves.

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