Ages ten and up

Paul Getty

and black-and-white illustrations

Aristotle's Poetics is the most important book ever written for writers and readers of stories―whether novels

Gracienne embraces her elderly father goodbye as she converts to Christianity and embarks on her new life in Europe

Giacomo Ceruti: A Compassionate Eye Women Ages ten and upEdited by Davide Gasparotto A thoughtful look at representations of people experiencing poverty in early modern Europe. The northern Italian artist Giacomo Ceruti (16981767) was born in Milan and active in Brescia and Bergamo. For his distinctive, large scale paintings of low income tradespeople and individuals experiencing homelessness, whom he portrayed with dignity and sympathy, Ceruti came to be known as Il Pitocchetto (the little beggar).