Maya's World: Angelina of Italy (Pictureback(R))
Maya Angelou
Language: English
Pages: 24
ISBN: 037582832X
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
ANGELINA LOVES PIZZA. So much so that when she hears that there is a Leaning Tower of Pisa, and mistakenly thinks it’s made of pizzas, she is so distressed that she must go see it for herself!
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mozzarella in sight! “It’s not made of pizza!” she whispered. The guard scolded Angelina for running under the ropes, but he couldn’t help but laugh. When Mama explained to the guard about Angelina’s little misunderstanding, the guard laughed even harder. “Everyone knows how much Angelina loves her pizza!” said Uncle Armando. “Patty Pizza! Patty Pizza!” singsonged Franco and Fredo. The guard chuckled. Soon Angelina was smiling, and her whole family began to laugh—Mama, Papa, Franco,
the Random House colophon are registered trademarks of Random House, Inc. v3.1 Title Page Copyright First Page About the Author Maya’s World When I was a little girl, I looked around at my world. It was small, so was I. Then my world began to grow With each child I came to know. Now I try, Now I dare To make a new friend Everywhere. Let me tell you about my friend Angelina. She is a little girl who lives in Italy. Angelina means “little angel.” Most of the time she is
loved pizza so much that her sister, Annalisa, called her “Patty Pizza,” which Angelina didn’t care for! One night, Angelina and her whole family were sitting down to dinner. Angelina had a big family! There were her mama and papa, her twin baby brothers, Franco and Fredo, her big sister, Annalisa, and her Uncle Armando. Mama had to call Uncle Armando to the table twice because he was playing the guitar and singing loudly. Angelina’s mama had two platters in her hands—one heaped high with
entrance. Angelina ducked under the ropes. “Ferma!” shouted the guard. “Stop!” And reaching down, he scooped her up in his arms. The whole family—Mama, Papa, Franco, Fredo, Annalisa, and even Uncle Armando—came running and yelling. For the first time, Angelina got a good look at the Tower. She was so near, she could almost reach out and touch it. And now she could see with her own eyes that the Tower was made of marble and concrete and metal. There wasn’t a piece of pepperoni or drippy
entrance. Angelina ducked under the ropes. “Ferma!” shouted the guard. “Stop!” And reaching down, he scooped her up in his arms. The whole family—Mama, Papa, Franco, Fredo, Annalisa, and even Uncle Armando—came running and yelling. For the first time, Angelina got a good look at the Tower. She was so near, she could almost reach out and touch it. And now she could see with her own eyes that the Tower was made of marble and concrete and metal. There wasn’t a piece of pepperoni or drippy