Status
Available
Call number
Publication
Voyager Books (Harcourt, Inc.)
Pages
322
Description
Big Anthony disguises himself as a girl in order to take magic lessons from Strega Nona.
Series
Collection
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1982
Physical description
322 p.; 11 inches
ISBN
0152817867 / 9780152817862
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Lexile
550L
User reviews
LibraryThing member the_hag
In Strega Nona's Magic Lessons we once again join Strega Nona as she teaches Bambalona and a surprising new student Antonia (Big Anthony in disguise) to be Strega too. Bambalona learns well while Antonia struggles and gets it all wrong (humorous and expected, given Big Anthony's past with Strega
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Nona). When the day comes that Strega Nona gives Bambalona her spell book to study and tells Antonia that she's not ready yet, well, Big Anthony can't accept that and sneaks out in the middle of the night to get the book....and that's when he does it again, he messes with Strega Nona's magic and turns her into a frog. Both he and Bambalona are horrified and worried that they'll never get her back. As usual its love, honesty, integrity and a little forgiveness that wins the day. Another fine addition to the Strega Nona series! Readers will love this fun and silly look at what makes the world go `round. I give it five stars, I love the charming and timeless quality of the stories and illustrations (which are simple yet have a strong old world flavor that is ever so appealing). Show Less
LibraryThing member srrush
This is the story of a baker's daughter who decides to quit her job and go live with a woman of magic, Strega Nona. A boy neighbor becomes frustrated that Strega Nona will not teach him magic as well and begins to complain. Finally, he realizes that only girls can learn magic. So, he dresses up as
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a girl and seeks out Strega Nona to teach him magic. Thinking that he is a girl, Strega Nona agrees to teach the neighbor magic. He does not do very well and after being tricked by Strega Nona, he realizes that he should not try to learn magic, but to do work like he had done before. Show Less
LibraryThing member ewang109
dePaola, T. (1982). Strega nona’s magic lessons. San Diego, CA: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Publishers.
Bambolona feels overworked at the bakery. When she complains to her father that she cannot bake bread, cookies, cakes, and clean, he tells her to get up even earlier to finish all the tasks.
DePaola uses theme of magical powers. As in many traditional folktales, magic plays a key role in stories. In this case, it is a naive character, Big Anthony, who uses magic unwisely, accidently “turning” Strega Nona into a toad.
Strega Nona’s Magic Lessons is a delightful story with comical illustrations.
Bambolona feels overworked at the bakery. When she complains to her father that she cannot bake bread, cookies, cakes, and clean, he tells her to get up even earlier to finish all the tasks.
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Frustrated, Bambolona decides to see Strega Nona (Grandma Witch). Strega Nona says that she will teach her magic. Big Anthony, however, overhears their conversation, and he too wants to learn magic. Strega Nona refuses to teach him, so Big Anthony disguises himself as Antonia. DePaola uses theme of magical powers. As in many traditional folktales, magic plays a key role in stories. In this case, it is a naive character, Big Anthony, who uses magic unwisely, accidently “turning” Strega Nona into a toad.
Strega Nona’s Magic Lessons is a delightful story with comical illustrations.
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LibraryThing member MKHowell
Strega Nona agrees to teach Bamboola magic because she is tired of working with breads. Big Anthony over hears and wants to learn magic too. Strega Nona says no to him, but he still wants to so he dresses up as Angelina and gets himself into trouble again while learning magic.
LibraryThing member eputney87
Summary- Bambolona is the daughter of a baker. She works for her family day in a day out, some of the longest hours of anyone in the city. Bambolona does not enjoy her life so she goes to Strega Nona for help. Strega Nona teaches Bambolona all about magic, but most importantly, she teaches
Strengths- Characterization
Strega Nona is an incredible character. She has a stern but loving personality that only comes with age. The author portrays it well.
Use with Kids- This would be a great book to use when learning and experimenting with the qualities of yeast.
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Bambolona that magic is not to be played around with. Strengths- Characterization
Strega Nona is an incredible character. She has a stern but loving personality that only comes with age. The author portrays it well.
Use with Kids- This would be a great book to use when learning and experimenting with the qualities of yeast.
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LibraryThing member NMiller22
Big Anthony disguises himself as a girl in order to take magic lessons from Strega Nona.
LibraryThing member AbigailAdams26
Strega Nona and her assistant Big Anthony return in this cross-dressing adventure from author/illustrator Tomie dePaola. When the grandmotherly witch takes on Bambolona the baker's daughter as a pupil, Big Anthony asks if he too can learn magic. Told that men don't become strega (witches), he
Published in 1982, Strega Nona's Magic Lessons is the third picture-book featuring these characters, following upon the Caldecott Honor-winning Strega Nona and Big Anthony and the Magic Ring (more recently released as Strega Nona's Magic Ring. Although it covers similar territory to those earlier stories, in the sense that Big Anthony once again uses some of Strega Nona's magic illicitly, with poor results, it was still quite entertaining. I did feel rather bad for him, being told that men couldn't become strega, but in the end, his efforts to learn magic were torpedoed by his own laziness and rule-breaking, rather than by his gender. The artwork is every bit as appealing as in previous entries in the series, and accentuates the humor of the story. Recommended to fans of Strega Nona, and to anyone who enjoys magical tales with a sense of humor.
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disguises himself as a girl, in order to take Strega Nona's magic lessons. Unfortunately, his poor memory, inattention to detail, and tendency to use Strega Nona's magic without her supervision, once again backfire, and he ends up turning his teacher into a toad. Can he ever set things right...?Published in 1982, Strega Nona's Magic Lessons is the third picture-book featuring these characters, following upon the Caldecott Honor-winning Strega Nona and Big Anthony and the Magic Ring (more recently released as Strega Nona's Magic Ring. Although it covers similar territory to those earlier stories, in the sense that Big Anthony once again uses some of Strega Nona's magic illicitly, with poor results, it was still quite entertaining. I did feel rather bad for him, being told that men couldn't become strega, but in the end, his efforts to learn magic were torpedoed by his own laziness and rule-breaking, rather than by his gender. The artwork is every bit as appealing as in previous entries in the series, and accentuates the humor of the story. Recommended to fans of Strega Nona, and to anyone who enjoys magical tales with a sense of humor.
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LibraryThing member cyderry
Strega Nona (Witch Grandmother) is helping the residents in her village, this time her pupil is Bambolona the baker's daughter needing magic lessons. Big Anthony wants the magic lessons too, but Nona says that only girls can be Stregas. The next day a tall unknown girl appears asking for magic
So much fun!
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lessons too. The reader is rewarding in knowing that the big girl is really Big Anthony in disguise and he's up to his old ways - not paying attention or following the rules which get him into trouble again.So much fun!
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Call number
J2K.536