Strega Nona: Her Story -- Tomie dePaola

<b>Tomie dePaola</b> serves as biographer to his delightful Italian sorceress, Strega Nona, in this beautifully drawn prequel. The tale begins with little Nona's birth on a dark and stormy night, and ends where the original <b>Strega Nona</b> picks up-with Strega Nona taking on the bumbling, knock-kneed Big Anthony as an apprentice. This winsome story is illustrated throughout with Tomie dePaola's warm and sunny watercolors dePaola does a splendid job of working this sparkling tale into the Strega Nona canon. -<b>Publishers Weekly</b><br><br><b>Author:</b> Tomie dePaola<br><b>Publisher:</b> Puffin Books<br><b>Published:</b> 09/11/2000<br><b>Pages:</b> 32<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.29lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 11.40h x 5.00w x 0.08d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780698118140<br><b>Audience:</b> Ages 4-8<br><br><b>Accelerated Reader:</b><br><b>Reading Level:</b> 3.7<br><b>Point Value:</b> 0.5<br><b>Interest Level:</b> Lower Grade<br><b>Quiz #/Name: </b>82300 / Strega Nona: Her Story<br><br><br><b>Review Citation(s): </b><br><i>Publishers Weekly</i> 09/04/2000 pg. 110<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br>Tomie dePaola was born in Meriden, Connecticut, in 1934 to a family of Irish and Italian background. By the time he could hold a pencil, he knew what his life's work would be. His determination to create books for children led to a BFA from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, and an MFA from the California College of Arts & Crafts in Oakland, California.<p>It drove him t