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Strega Nona : an old tale

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When Strega Nona leaves him alone with her magic pasta pot, Big Anthony is determined to show the townspeople how it works in this classic Caldecott Honor book from Tomie dePaola.

Strega Nona—"Grandma Witch"—is the source for potions, cures, magic, and comfort in her Calabrian town. Her magical everfull pasta pot is especially intriguing to hungry Big Anthony. He is supposed to look after her house and tend her garden but one day, when she goes over the mountain to visit Strega Amelia, Big Anthony recites the magic verse over the pasta pot, with disastrous results.

In this retelling of an old tale, author-illustrator Tomie dePaola combines humor in the writing and warmth in the paintings as he builds the story to its hilarious climax.

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Availability

07336

398 DEP

Non-Fiction

Available

Detail Information

Series Title

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Call Number

398 DEP

Publisher

New York, USA : Scholastic Inc., 1975

Collation

32 pages : illustration ; 27 cm

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

0590370383

Classification

398

Content Type

text

Media Type

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Edition

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Subject(s)

Magic
Folklore
Strega Nona (Fictitious character)
Obedience
Pasta products
Punishment

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