Fern, Tracey E. Pippo the Fool. Charlesbridge, 2009. PICTURE BOOK.
When Filippo Brunelleschi hears about his town’s contest to design a dome for the cathedral, he sees the chance he’s been waiting for. His designs for peculiar machines that no one needs and sketches of outlandish structures no one wants to build have earned him the nickname Pippo the Fool, but he knows he can solve this new architectural challenge. Based on the true story of how the cathedral of Florence gained a dome, Pippo meets the challenge and becomes known as Pippo the Genius.
This story has beautiful illustrations and could be used for character-development lessons in middle school.
EL – ESSENTIAL; MS – ADVISABLE. PKFoster, MS teacher-librarian.
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