ROME a day: Scenes from the Eternal City

Come to Rome for a day. Watch the sun rise over the Roman Forum, and set from the gardens of Villa Borghese. After taking readers through the experience of spending a day in the New England seaside village of Rockport, Massachusetts, artist Mary Faino and writer S. D. Kelly turn their attention to a much older and more famous place, the city of Rome, Italy. If you've been to Rome, this picture book is the perfect souvenir to remind you of your trip. If you plan to go, it will inform your visit, showing you many of its major attractions. Or maybe you dream of traveling there. Let the lush mixed media images and poetic text take you on an evocative tour of Rome: the eternal city. Engaging pictures and informational pages in the back, make this a great travel book for children.