Lets Learn About Italywww.flags.net/ITAL.htm

Where is Italy?

Map of Italywww.enchantedlearning.com/europe/italy/Italy_color.GIF

A Few Facts About ItalyThe 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.

Lets visit some important cities in Italy.Romewww.galenfrysinger.comThe Colosseum

More famous sights in RomeArch of TitusTrajans ColumnArch of Constantinewww.galenfrysinger.com

FlorenceViews of the citywww.galenfrysinger.com

VeniceIn Venice the streets are waterways that people travel by gondola.www.galenfrysinger.com

Some of Italys 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.htmPompeii was built in 600 BC.

Lake Gardawww.galenfrysinger.com/lake_garda.htmwww.destination360.com/europe/italy/mount-etna.phpMt. EtnaThis is the most active volcano in the world.

Pisa - the Leaning Towerwww.destination360.com/europe/italy/pisa.phpwww.comp.dit.ie/dgordon/Lectures/Hum1/031024/031024pantheon.jpgThe Pantheon in Rome (click on the picture to see more)

Vaticanwww.destination360.com/europe/italy/vatican-museum.phpSistine Chapelwww.destination360.com/europe/italy/sistine-chapel.phpThe 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 EatGo 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

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Learn More About ItalyItalywww.kidskonnect.com/Italy/ItalyHome.htmlItaly Geographywww.kidport.com/RefLib/WorldGeography/Italy/Italy.htmTravel for Kids - Italywww.travelforkids.com/Funtodo/Italy/italy.htmTime for Kids Italywww.timeforkids.com/TFK/teachers/aw/ns/main/0,28132,726880,00.htmlItalian Mandolinwww.town4kids.com/town4kids/kids/music4kids/world/european/mandolin.htmItaly for Kidshttp://www.pocanticohills.org/italy/italy.htmA Kids Life in Italyhttp://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.

Whats It Like to Live in Italy? Jillian Powell. Hodder Wayland. 2003.

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