

Franco Tempesta loves nature, the sea, diving, and traveling. In April 2014, the Museum of Paleontology of Naples hosted a permanent exhibition dedicated to his illustrations of dinosaurs. Since 1990, he has been a member of the Italian Illustrators Association. He has collaborated with national and foreign publishers, such as Smithsonian, National Geographic, Random House, Firecrest Publishing, Geoworld, and important advertising agencies of Italy. Specializing in naturalistic illustration, in the last ten years he has focused his attention on the realization of realistic images of dinosaurs and primitive mammals. Smithsonian Reader: Apollo 11: Mission to the Moon Level 2 (Smithsonian Leveled Readers) Paperback by Courtney Acampora (Author) 8 ratings Part of: Smithsonian Kids (13 books) See all formats and editions Paperback 2.00 13 Used from 1.34 9 New from 2. Since he was a child, he loved drawing animals, dinosaurs, and dragons. Currently working in publishing, Courtney's lifelong love for both art and books fused together and gave her the opportunity to write and create engaging books for kids. Courtney lives in San Diego, California.įranco Tempesta was born in Milan, Italy. in art history from San Diego State University and a M.A.
After reading the 32-page high-quality introduction to nonfiction, children can take a quiz that reinforces reading comprehension.Ĭourtney Acampora holds a B.A. From the terrifying Tyrannosaurus Rex to the soaring Pterodactyl, children will learn about dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures while building reading skills with the carefully designed leveling structure. Adria Klein, Smithsonian Reader Level 2: Dinosaur Discoveries provides accessible and engaging content designed to encourage further progress in children’s reading abilities.

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