The Apprentice of Florence

The Apprentice of Florence
Author	Anne Dempster Kyle
Illustrator	Erick Berry
Genre	Children's historical novel
Publisher	Houghton Mifflin Company
Publication date	June 1, 1933
Awards	Newbery Honor (1934)
ISBN	978-9-997-48924-1

The Apprentice of Florence is a children's historical novel by Anne Dempster Kyle set in 15th century Italy and Constantinople. It was published in 1933 and was a Newbery Honor recipient in 1934.^[1] The book is illustrated by Erick Berry.

The novel is set principally in 1453, the year when Constantinople fell to the besieging Turks. It follows the adventures of sixteen-year-old Nemo, apprenticed to a silk merchant of Florence, who accompanies the merchant's son to Constantinople on business.^[2]

References

^ "Newbery Medal and Honor Books, 1922-Present". American Library Association. Retrieved 2009-12-30.
^ John T. Gillespie (2009). The Newbery Companion, second edition. Libraries Unlimited. ISBN 9781563088131. Retrieved 2011-06-29.

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[1] "Newbery Medal and Honor Books, 1922-Present". American Library Association. Retrieved 2009-12-30.

[2] John T. Gillespie (2009). The Newbery Companion, second edition. Libraries Unlimited. ISBN 9781563088131. Retrieved 2011-06-29.

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