Brave Donatella and the jasmine thief
By: Caroline McAlister ; illustrated by Donald Hendricks.
Contributors: Hendricks, Donald, 1932- ill.
Publisher: Charlesbridge
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Watertown, MA
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781570917295
Subjects: Cosimo -- I, -- Grand-Duke of Tuscany, -- 1519-1574 -- Fiction; Jasmine -- Fiction; Gardeners -- Fiction; Conduct of life -- Fiction; Florence (Italy) -- History -- 16th century -- Fiction; Italy -- History -- 16th century -- Fiction
Genres: Fiction
Description: In sixteenth-century Florence, in what would become Italy, Antonio and Donatella flee the wrath of Duke Cosimo de Medici from whom Antonio has stolen a sprig of jasmine, and they use that rare plant to make a fresh start. Includes facts about the duke and Italian history.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.