Books by Urbano Salvati

From Venice, the city where you can dream and succumb to the magic of love - for no one loves like Venetians do - to Malaga and its passionate flamenco music.To the enchanting beauty of Cortina, where skiers go to ski, relax and find love, and the pastoral landscape of Emilia Romagna where the mastery of culinary art flourishes.In this modern short story, a doctor sacrifices his career for the love of his family. A stunningly beautiful young girl from Malaga finds her youth disrupted by a malicious priest and a cheating bull fighter. But destiny does her justice.Urbano Salvati shows that integrity still matters, that the love of family is the cornerstone of our life, that good business is run by good people, and that true friendship does exist. But most of all, destiny still plays a role for those who love.In the final analysis, we are good people and love is, and will always be, the only lantern that guides our life.

The Number Jungle is a delightful story for young readers that takes place in a jungle full of numbers.Enter this very noisy jungle, where numbers play together, learn games, and at times, even argue with each other,But there's a sad number in the group. The saddest of all is the number 0, who is afraid of being thrown out of the jungle because he thinks that he is nothing! Things change when 0 realizes how important he really is.Readers will also meet Mr. Plus, Mr. Minus. Mrs. Geometry, and Mr. Equal. They know all the numbers and how they add up.The Number Jungle introduces children to the beauty and magic of numbers.Born in Italy, Urbano Salvati currently resides in Las Vegas. Having worked as a chef and culinary educator for 40 years, he now delights young readers with his creative storytelling. He believes true happiness comes from love and from good food. "There is a certain magic about children's stories that I have always loved. I have always dreamed of beautifully written prose that will elicit in readers all of the best that our heart can produce."

This delightful, funny story is written from the point of view of pigs!Pigs are the only intelligent life form on a planet called Terra Porkorum, and they are very happy living on Terra Porkorum.In fact, they are so happy, they don't realize that they are running out of food.Fortunately, they have good friends, some orangutans who come to visit often, especially in the springtime.The orangutans talk about strange beings called humans, who can only walk on two legs. They are so strange that these humans stick little metal things on their ears. They also wrap themselves with things called clothes.The orangutans tell the pigs about things they never heard of before. Things like school, work, cooperation, and how to grow food.The pigs have never gone to school or to work either. But things are about to change on Terra Porkorum!The moral of this story is timeless. Everyone must appreciate and take care of their beautiful planet, assure there is enough food for everyone, and most of all, know the importance of education.Born in Italy, Urbano Salvati currently resides in Las Vegas. Having worked as a chef and culinary educator for 40 years, he now delights young readers with his creative storytelling. He believes true happiness comes from love and from good food. "There is a certain magic about children's stories that I have always loved. I have always dreamed of beautifully written prose that will elicit in readers all of the best that our heart can produce."