Cassandra Campbell
The most enduring work by the Renaissance humanist Giovanni Boccaccio, The Decameron is a collection of one hundred stories about ten young noblemen and noblewomen who escape the plague by moving to a country villa outside the Italian city of Florence. Highly influential, numerous writers have borrowed from Boccaccio's tales, including Edgar Allen Poe, John Keats, and George Eliot. In "The Stone of Invisibility," the nobleman Calandrino, as well
...This delightful underwater fantasia from Wizard of Oz author L. Frank Baum is sure to enthrall younger readers—and any parents or grandparents who happen to come along for the ride. A little girl named Mayre Griffiths wishes desperately to catch a glimpse of a mermaid. Not only is her wish granted, but she is also invited to pay a visit to the enchanted kingdom of these beautiful creatures.