Who Was Leonardo da Vinci? - Roberta Edwards, Who HQ & True Kelley

By Roberta Edwards, Who HQ & True Kelley

Release Date: 2005-09-08

Genre: Biographies for Kids

4 (67 ratings)
Leonardo da Vinci was a gifted painter, talented musician, and dedicated scientist and inventor, designing flying machines, submarines, and even helicopters.  Yet he had a hard time finishing things, a problem anyone can relate to.  Only thirteen paintings are known to be his; as for the illustrated encyclopedia he intended to create, all that he left were thousands of disorganized notebook pages.  Here is an accessible portrait of a fascinating man who lived at a fascinating time—Italy during the Renaissance.

Who Was Leonardo da Vinci? - Roberta Edwards, Who HQ & True Kelley

By Roberta Edwards, Who HQ & True Kelley

Release Date: 2005-09-08

Genre: Biographies for Kids

4 (67 ratings)
Leonardo da Vinci was a gifted painter, talented musician, and dedicated scientist and inventor, designing flying machines, submarines, and even helicopters.  Yet he had a hard time finishing things, a problem anyone can relate to.  Only thirteen paintings are known to be his; as for the illustrated encyclopedia he intended to create, all that he left were thousands of disorganized notebook pages.  Here is an accessible portrait of a fascinating man who lived at a fascinating time—Italy during the Renaissance.

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