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‘Where’s Mercury got to?’ wonder Nina, Jamal and Lorenzo, worried. The magical blackbird, who has just catapulted them into the Padua of seven centuries ago, has disappeared – and they’re in danger of being trapped in the past forever. Life is full of hidden dangers in the Middle Ages, but two very special Florentines accompany them on their adventure: Giotto, who is frescoing the walls of the Scrovegni Chapel, and Dante, who is thinking up a new idea for a poem…


Davide Morosinotto is a multi-award-winning author of works translated into 25 languages. In 2021 alone, he won the Zilveren Griffel in the Netherlands, the Penzberger Urmel in Germany, the Grand Prix des Lectures du Journal de Mickey in France and the Strega Children’s Prize in Italy. He has also been nominated for the 2022 Carnegie Medal in the UK.

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