Amalia Hoffman is an author and illustrator whose work comes alive through performances featuring costumes, puppets, and visual aids. Her creations delve into a rich tapestry of themes, often exploring cultural and historical narratives with a distinctive visual and storytelling flair. Hoffman crafts books designed to captivate young readers, offering them engaging and visually stimulating experiences. Her distinctive approach makes her stories unique and memorable, bringing them to life with imaginative detail and artistic skill.
Once a skinny and weak child, Italian Gino Bartali rose to become a Tour de France champion and one of cycling's greatest stars. Bartali might have appeared a mere bystander to the harassment and hatred directed toward Italy's Jewish people, but secretly he accepted a role in a dangerous plan to help them.