In southern Italy, in Barletta, a giant statue of a man stands outside a church. No one knows who he represents or how he got there! The residents tell stories about him, and Mr. DePaola shares a delightful story how the statue saves the town in the eleventh century.
An army is marching towards peaceful Barletta. Zia Concetta and the giant statue confer and come up with a plan to intimate the army.
A wonderful story that will delight readers-old and young alike!
*Highly recommend.
-Borrowed from the library.
Sarah Mackenzie on Read Aloud Revival featured this book as "book of the week" recently. It is being reissued. I read the 1984 version.
Link to Read Aloud Revival:
https://readaloudrevival.com/botw-030-2/
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