"Bambini in Appennino", a book by A. Frezza and A. Osti Guerrazzi

To our children we want to leave something wonderful, something that counts, even if it is only the memory of a day of family happiness spent in nature. Often, though, those who have wanted to take their children to the mountains...

Anyone who loves the mountains and has children knows the wish to share and bring together the two great passions of their life.

To our children we want to leave something wonderful, something that counts, even if it is only the memory of a day of family happiness spent in nature. Often, though, those who have wanted to take their children to the mountains have found themselves in difficulty, not really knowing how to manage the hike.

Edizioni il Lupo has finally brought out a book that was missing in central Italy: Bambini in Appennino. In its look the book recalls the other titles from the same publisher, books that in the past  we have learnt to use to get to know the mountain country of the Apennines.

This time, though, Edizioni Il Lupo has brought out a book that meets a need of fundamental  importance for the family: bringing parents and children together in the setting of the mountains and of nature. Thinking it over, “Bambini in Appennino” seems more a guide for parents than for their children: it is a spur to draw each into the other's world. A unique chance to grow up together in the beautiful setting of the Apennine mountains.

The book is fairly hefty. With 7 mountain fairy tales and a game for becoming young mountaineers.
51 fun hikes in the central Apennines for children aged 5 to 14

There are about 220 pages organised in seven themed sections:

• Mysterious castles and abandoned villages
• Huts in the high mountains
• Famous peaks
• Lakes, streams and other waters
• Enchanted woods
• Chamois, wolves, bears and other animals
• Two tough wheels

Each section comes with a fairy tale meant to help the parent/companion bring the hikes to life. The book is full of advice on how to stimulate children's imagination without running the risk of boring them. And there is no lack of suggestions on how to put yourself mentally and physically on the level of children, who need constant attention from adults.

Photographs, a simple and clean layout, quick consultation and tourist information  make this book an excellent tool for reinventing, day by day, your approach to the mountains, which are not necessarily made of summits but of legends, castles, huts and much more.

A book destined for great things, just like its big brother “I 2000 dell'Appennino”.

Where to buy the book in Rome and online: Libreria Bellisari