Pippo el Loco [Spanish ed. of Pippo the Fool]

by Tracey E. Fern (author), Pau Estrada (illustrator), and Carlos Ossés Torrón (translator)

"Filippo Brunelleschi, más conocido como Pippo el Loco, es un artista incomprendido que tiene que competir con la popularidad de otro artista por la construcción de la cúpula de la catedral de Florencia. Pippo está convencido de que su proyecto es el mejor, y si consigue que los jueces lo tomen en serio, nadie volverá a llamarle Pippo el Loco, sino Pippo el Genio."

Was "Pippo the Fool" really "Pippo the Genius"? 

The Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence was a marvel of art, architecture, and engineering. But it lacked a finishing ornament, a crown—a dome! The city fathers had a solution: to invite the finest masters to compete for the chance to design a dome. The rumors of this contest reached the ears of Filippo Brunelleschi, better known in Florence as Pippo the Fool. As soon as he heard about the contest, Pippo knew it was the chance he had been waiting for. "If I can win the contest, I will finally lose that nickname once and for all!" 

This book tells the story of the construction of an architectural masterpiece—Brunelleschi's Dome.

Tracey E. Fern depicts Pippo's prickly personality with humour and warmth, and Pau Estrada's richly detailed illustrations bring Renaissance Florence to life. An excellent way to introduce kids to an important moment in Western engineering and history.

Condition: a fine copy.

Published by Editorial juventud.

Seller's image, Heather Thomson Bookseller

Original title: Pippo the Fool