Pizza for the queen / by Nancy Castaldo ; illustrated by Mélisande Potter.
In 1889 Napoli, Italy, Raffaele Esposito prepares a special pizza for the queen. Based on a true story. Includes a recipe. Raffaele makes the best pizza in all of Napoli. It is so good that even Queen Margherita herself has requested a taste. Raffaele scurries around town to collect the finest ingredients for his pizza, but what will he do when a sneaky cat eats his anchovies? Inspired by the colors of the Italian flag, Raffaele creates a new kind of pizza that delights not only the queen but generations of pizza lovers to come. Nancy Castaldo tells the story of the first pizza Margherita with beautiful acrylic paintings by Melisande Potter. Also included is a recipe for a delizioso pizza.
Record details
- ISBN: 0823418650
- Physical Description: 1 volume (unnumbered pages) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Holiday House, [2005]
- Copyright: ©2005
Content descriptions
| Target Audience Note: | AD630L Lexile |
| Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader AR LG 4.6 0.5 87665. Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning LG 4.6 0.5 |
| Awards Note: | A Junior Library Guild selection. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Pizza > Juvenile fiction. Italy > History > 1870-1914 > Juvenile fiction. Naples (Italy) > History > 1860-1945 > Juvenile fiction. |
| Genre: | Novels. |
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- 16 of 19 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library. (Show)
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Marion Library | PIC CAS (Text) | 37810434433099 | Easy Fiction | Available | - |
| AMY Bookmobile/Outreach | E CAS (Text) | 35555002125429 | Easy Fiction | Available | - |
| Albert Carlton - Cashiers Community Library | E CASTALDO (Text) | 39493105507471 | Easy Reader | Available | - |
| Black Mountain Library | E CAS (Text) | 0020506232279 | Easy Fiction | Available | - |
| Dunn Public Library | E Cas (Text) | 33436001252730 | Easy Fiction | Available | - |
| George H. & Laura E. Brown Library | JE Cas (Text) | 30308100751248 | Easy Fiction | Checked out | 09/19/2024 |
| Haywood County Main Library | E Castaldo (Text) | 33115006014754 | Easy Fiction | Available | - |
| Henderson Main Branch | CAS (Text) | 33258005495978 | Easy Fiction | Available | - |
| Jackson County Public Library | E CASTALDO (Text) | 39493105562823 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
| Jacksonville Main Library | E CAS (Text) | 36015001412168 | Easy Fiction | Checked out | 09/06/2024 |
