Who Was Leonardo da Vinci?
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Summary
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。
Reviews
Chelsey Wilson
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Leonardo da Vinci was definitely a genius and a man ahead of his time。 He just doesn’t interest me much。When comparing the illustrations within the book to the other books of this series， I was incredibly disappointed。 They were much more cartoon-y than most of the other books。
Dhrishita Trivedi
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It is a nice book with easy language， to the point storyline， and the transparent character of Leonardo do Vinci。 This book stands different because it has a lot of information about his life shortly and directly。 I learned a lot from this book， especially the negative side of a great personality that is rarely disclosed or discussed by us。 I would recommend this book to all students of age between 10 to 15 to read the "who was/is" at least once because the way they write is very impressive and It is a nice book with easy language， to the point storyline， and the transparent character of Leonardo do Vinci。 This book stands different because it has a lot of information about his life shortly and directly。 I learned a lot from this book， especially the negative side of a great personality that is rarely disclosed or discussed by us。 I would recommend this book to all students of age between 10 to 15 to read the "who was/is" at least once because the way they write is very impressive and I am a fan of its completely new and unknown fact-based approach。 。。。more
Kanak Aggarwal
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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 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。 。。。more
James
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I liked learning more about Leonardo Da Vinci。 I didn't know his parents didn't care for him much but his uncle did and that he studied under a great master。 I also found it interesting he found some tricks to improve perspective such as blurring the background。 I liked learning more about Leonardo Da Vinci。 I didn't know his parents didn't care for him much but his uncle did and that he studied under a great master。 I also found it interesting he found some tricks to improve perspective such as blurring the background。 。。。more
Khalid
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🎨🖼Who Was Leonardo da Vinci？من كان ليوناردو دا فينشي؟Roberta Edwardروبرتا إدواردأول كتاب انجليزي أقرؤه كاملًا。هو ترجمة مختصرة للرسام الإيطالي ليوناردو دا فينشي، يذكر فيه حياته كلها، مولده ونشأته، وأعماله المهمة التي أتمّها، أو فشل في إتمامها。والكتاب لغته سهلة، لعله مصوغ للأطفال، وهي سلسلة أصدرتها بنجوين تُعرّف بهذه الشخصيات التاريخية، والفوائد التي يتضمنها الكتاب جميلة غزيرة。-#WhoWasLeonardodaVinci？ #RobertaEdwards#leonardodavinci
Dan
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Leonardo da Vinci was a genius when it came to everything dealing with art and science。 His life had many ups and downs。 He is known world wide for his painting the Mona Lisa but there were many other ideas he had that he started and some that he completed。
David
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Who Was Leonardo da Vinci？ by Roberta Edwards is a book in the award-winning series of "Who Was。。。" series of books about famous historical figures。 This one presents the life and accomplishments of the famous artist， scientist， engineer， and inventor Leonardo da Vinci from his lowly birth as an out-of-wedlock child with limited options to his discovering of his talent for observation and drawing that enabled him to study under a master artist of his time。 This was where he developed his craft a Who Was Leonardo da Vinci？ by Roberta Edwards is a book in the award-winning series of "Who Was。。。" series of books about famous historical figures。 This one presents the life and accomplishments of the famous artist， scientist， engineer， and inventor Leonardo da Vinci from his lowly birth as an out-of-wedlock child with limited options to his discovering of his talent for observation and drawing that enabled him to study under a master artist of his time。 This was where he developed his craft and abilities in the field of art。 Once he became a master artist in his own right he was commissioned to design and create various works of art; but he developed a reputation for not completing many of his works as he became distracted by other interests from the inventor side of his mind from which he created many ideas that were way ahead of his time including various machines he designed for war， flying machines， etc， that he is best known for。 Written for the youth market this series is also interesting for adults and provides an overview about various famous people or as a review to supplement what you may have already read about them。 。。。more
Devon
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Very informative and a pretty easy Spanish read！ I would recommend this to any language learner because it uses a lot of cognates and common words。 I really enjoyed this book！ I loved all of the pictures of his writing / inventions and the pages with extra information。 I only rated it a 4 because non fiction isn’t my favorite and I think there could have been a few more details。
Yahia
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It was so good
Kabir
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One man with so many talents！
Ali Mahfoodh
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Leonardo Da Vinci， his name catches me whenever I hear it without actually knowing much about him。 This book did a great job as a foothold for me to the man's life。 It briefly answered its question （who was Leonardo？） and encouraged me to further and deeper readings about him。 Leonardo was an unwanted illegitimate boy， and both his parents married someone else after a few years。 Still， the relation with his father wasn't clear in the book， but after noticing the son's talent in drawing and with Leonardo Da Vinci， his name catches me whenever I hear it without actually knowing much about him。 This book did a great job as a foothold for me to the man's life。 It briefly answered its question （who was Leonardo？） and encouraged me to further and deeper readings about him。 Leonardo was an unwanted illegitimate boy， and both his parents married someone else after a few years。 Still， the relation with his father wasn't clear in the book， but after noticing the son's talent in drawing and with his limited options in life， his father arranged for him to be an apprentice to the famous artist Andrea del Verrocchio。 The last's studio was in Florence， one of the red-hot centers of the Renaissance。 It was a significant milestone for Leonardo， he learned there in the studio of his master for 13 years and he became a master too。The paintings of his time were only portraits or religious ones， but frescoes， statues， and pottery were also requested。 So an apprentice would have a good experience in all those。 The book goes further with his life after that。 From moving to Milan and then France， where he had the king as his patron， and also where he died。 All along， the author demonstrated Leonardo's scientific and practical life including his failures， unfinished works due to him not sticking with one project at a time， his famous artworks with the stories behind them， and his valuable notebooks which were written in "mirror writing approach"。 He designed so many inventions， flying machines， weapons， engineering canals， and even worked to make a robot in 1495！ Also， he managed to dissect about 30 bodies which was illegal， and came up with fascinating anatomy sketches。Apart from that， the book detoured to cover some subjects， milestones of art， and characters of that period like the contest between Leonardo and Michelangelo。The book's written in a very simple way with illustrations as it's probably more intended for children， but I like how it introduced me to Leonardo Da Vinci through 100 pages， and I would read more from the series。 。。。more
Hoàng Phong
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He draw a famous picture of Mona Lisa
Aaron
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Informative。
Sara Ostafe
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I love it
Ashlyn Littlefield
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This biography about Leonardo Da Vinci would be perfect for 3rd graders to read in groups in a lesson。 If I were to use this book to teach a lesson， I would have students read to each other in groups and then come together as a class to discuss。 After this， I would bring in copies of Da Vinci's paintings and have my students use their imaginations and look at each painting。 They would want to see what they can see within each painting。 All students have different thoughts， so it would be interes This biography about Leonardo Da Vinci would be perfect for 3rd graders to read in groups in a lesson。 If I were to use this book to teach a lesson， I would have students read to each other in groups and then come together as a class to discuss。 After this， I would bring in copies of Da Vinci's paintings and have my students use their imaginations and look at each painting。 They would want to see what they can see within each painting。 All students have different thoughts， so it would be interesting to see what each student noticed。 Then， students would pick one specific painting and write about it。 What do they see？ What are the colors like？ Is there a pattern？ Why did you choose this painting？ Whole-class sharing of each student's writing piece and picture would be the end of the lesson。 Within this book， there are no issues of equity or diversity。 。。。more
Alex Wallen
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I gave this one a really high rating compared to other books from this series， this could just be because I like Leonardo da Vinci a lot， it might be because there is a ninja turtle named after him。 The illustrations are cool and like the others you do learn a lot。
Chaeeun
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I learned that Leonardo da Vinci is a talented person， he wasn't only good at the arts， but also at science and music。 He drew Mona Lisa the famous painting over the world。 He had lots of failures， but he was successful after I learned that Leonardo da Vinci is a talented person， he wasn't only good at the arts， but also at science and music。 He drew Mona Lisa the famous painting over the world。 He had lots of failures， but he was successful after 。。。more
Jenny
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I know so little about the field of art and about artists， but Leonardo was the forerunner of the Italian Renaisaance， so how could I not read his story？ Aside from painting the Mona Lisa， he also painted The Last Supper fresco。 He was known for not finishing what he started。 In fact， there are only 10 known works of his。 Michaelangelo， the famous sculpter， actually hated him。 Leo was unwise to use watercolors and tempera paint in some of his works because the works got messed up。 Leo never marr I know so little about the field of art and about artists， but Leonardo was the forerunner of the Italian Renaisaance， so how could I not read his story？ Aside from painting the Mona Lisa， he also painted The Last Supper fresco。 He was known for not finishing what he started。 In fact， there are only 10 known works of his。 Michaelangelo， the famous sculpter， actually hated him。 Leo was unwise to use watercolors and tempera paint in some of his works because the works got messed up。 Leo never married and lived into his 60s。 He did care for a boy who followed him around （hmm？）。 。。。more
Esra Tasdelen
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My daughter recommended it to me。 Now I want to know more about Leonardo's life！ My daughter recommended it to me。 Now I want to know more about Leonardo's life！ 。。。more
Barb
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This book is written in Spanish for young readers。 There is a lot of information but writting in a simple way for kids that is great for a Spanish learner like me。I loved this book for two reasons: #1 Leonardo da Vinci is a very interesting guy。 #2 It was just right for me as far as language ability。 I would say it could be rated maybe B1 level。I am ready to try more of the books in this series。
Melissa Biggers
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Great book I read with the kids for an art history project。 The timeline in the back of the book helps。 Illustrations helped as well。
CL
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Besides an artist， he was brilliant scientist who had sketches of flying machines and other modern inventions。 Bill Gates bought one of his notebooks。
أحمد ممدوح
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سيرة حياة أحد عباقرة أوروبا。 هذا جمال الكتب، قبل قراءته كنت أعلم عن ليوناردو أنه صاحب لوحة الموناليزا الشهيرة وأنه صاحب العقل الموسوعي في كثير من العلوم。 الآن صرت أعلم تفاصيل أكثر بكثير، متى ولد وكم عُمّر، ظروف ولادته وأسرته ولوحاته، من مِن البارزين عاش أثناء حياته، كما تعرفنا على بعض الأحداث المهمة التي عاصرها。الكتاب لطيف صغير ومختصر، شعرت بأنه لم يتناول قصة لوحة الموناليزا وسرّ عبقريتها وشهرتها بالشكل الكافي، لكن لا بأس。هناك اثنان من الجداول في آخر الكتاب، كانا جميلين لتناول حياة ليوناردو بشكل سيرة حياة أحد عباقرة أوروبا。 هذا جمال الكتب، قبل قراءته كنت أعلم عن ليوناردو أنه صاحب لوحة الموناليزا الشهيرة وأنه صاحب العقل الموسوعي في كثير من العلوم。 الآن صرت أعلم تفاصيل أكثر بكثير، متى ولد وكم عُمّر، ظروف ولادته وأسرته ولوحاته، من مِن البارزين عاش أثناء حياته، كما تعرفنا على بعض الأحداث المهمة التي عاصرها。الكتاب لطيف صغير ومختصر، شعرت بأنه لم يتناول قصة لوحة الموناليزا وسرّ عبقريتها وشهرتها بالشكل الكافي، لكن لا بأس。هناك اثنان من الجداول في آخر الكتاب، كانا جميلين لتناول حياة ليوناردو بشكل أوسع وربطها مع أحداث العالم وقتها。 。。。more
Madelyn Leen
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- This is a great book to have in the classroom。 I love these autobiography collections。 They appeal so much to the children！ I would use this book on Leonardo da Vinci in my 3-5 classroom。 This would be a great way to incorporate some art history into the curriculum as well as interest the children with his wonderful life tales！ - I would use this book with my students when inspiring them for artistic activity。 I love being able to incorporate art and art history into every subject！ This would - This is a great book to have in the classroom。 I love these autobiography collections。 They appeal so much to the children！ I would use this book on Leonardo da Vinci in my 3-5 classroom。 This would be a great way to incorporate some art history into the curriculum as well as interest the children with his wonderful life tales！ - I would use this book with my students when inspiring them for artistic activity。 I love being able to incorporate art and art history into every subject！ This would be a great book to investigate in our social studies lessons！ - I would also love to use this book as well as the other autobiographies in the collection to have my students choose and focus on one person。 Once the students research their historical figure they can do a gallery walk representing and sharing who they are！ This book （and this collection） is a wow book for me because I love how they are so appealing to children。 The books are fun to read with great graphics that share a lot of information as well as entertain readers。 。。。more
Natalie
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Great series for kids。 I always learn a lot whenever I pick up one of these books。 I like to be able to help the kiddos with their Wax Museum projects and these are the books we use so I've read quite a few。 Most of them are written in a similar style， so usually my ratings are based more on how I personally felt about the people the book was about。 I like Leonardo da Vinci as much as the next guy and I definitely went and crowded in to see the Mona Lisa， but this book left me feeling kind of me Great series for kids。 I always learn a lot whenever I pick up one of these books。 I like to be able to help the kiddos with their Wax Museum projects and these are the books we use so I've read quite a few。 Most of them are written in a similar style， so usually my ratings are based more on how I personally felt about the people the book was about。 I like Leonardo da Vinci as much as the next guy and I definitely went and crowded in to see the Mona Lisa， but this book left me feeling kind of meh。 He's definitely an impressive dude， I just didn't care that much about his life details。 I'm not sure why。 It could also be the mood I'm in right now。 Things are weird at present。 A couple of fun facts: *Designed a bicycle 300 years before the first bicycle was built。 His designs would've worked。 *Born out of wedlock and parents didn't want him but his dad supported him financially。 *Dad got him an apprenticeship with an artist and changed the world。 。。。more
Mia Emslie
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During coronavirus quarantine， I read this book to my grandkids， ages 9 & 7。 We learned a lot about the amazing， talented， handsome Leonardo 。。 & often stopped to marvel at his futuristic ideas。 Born April 15， 1452 in the town of Vinci， he was unwanted & mostly unloved。 His rich father， Ser Piero， didn’t marry his mother， Caterina。。 a poor young peasant。 Only an uncle， Francisco， was nice to him。。。 introducing him to the beautiful world of nature。 As a boy， he started carrying a notebook， drawin During coronavirus quarantine， I read this book to my grandkids， ages 9 & 7。 We learned a lot about the amazing， talented， handsome Leonardo 。。 & often stopped to marvel at his futuristic ideas。 Born April 15， 1452 in the town of Vinci， he was unwanted & mostly unloved。 His rich father， Ser Piero， didn’t marry his mother， Caterina。。 a poor young peasant。 Only an uncle， Francisco， was nice to him。。。 introducing him to the beautiful world of nature。 As a boy， he started carrying a notebook， drawing everything。 This became a lifelong habit。。 constant sketching， making notes， questioning Everything！He was already showing incredible artistic talent， high intelligence & innovative thinking。 Not being legitimate， he couldn’t attend university so couldn’t officially pursue medicine， law， etc。 But he could become an artist。 He loved books， reading about Greek philosophy， mathematics ， inventors etc。 He lived at the dawn of The Renaissance。。 and was known as a deep thinker。 He revolutionized the art style of the 1400’s— adding perspective， a sense of vitality & a 3D dimension making his paintings more lifelike。 He designed machines that wouldn’t be built for hundreds of years。。。 the bicycle， airplanes， helicopters。 He had a lifelong fascination with birds， wings， flying。 Incredibly， he often felt like a failure。。。 we thought maybe because he had So many great ideas and didn’t see many brought to fruition。 Caleb & Abby wished they could tell signore Leonardo da Vinci that， 600 years later， we think he was pretty awesome！ 。。。more
Esteban Bohorquez Ramirez
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too much interesting and educated but without emotion
Lucian Matula
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It was very bland， it felt like I could find all the information on the internet。 I would make it feel more unique if I was the author。
Amanda
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The overview of Leonardo's life was well presented and easy to read。 What I didn't like we're the illustrations - you can't talk about how gifted Leonardo was and then include juvenile sketches of his works！ I would prefer for his actual works to be included。 I would also prefer different text for the inserts/asides as the all caps is not the easiest to read。 So the information gets 5 stars， especially for it's target audience of children （though adults can learn something too from reading， I di The overview of Leonardo's life was well presented and easy to read。 What I didn't like we're the illustrations - you can't talk about how gifted Leonardo was and then include juvenile sketches of his works！ I would prefer for his actual works to be included。 I would also prefer different text for the inserts/asides as the all caps is not the easiest to read。 So the information gets 5 stars， especially for it's target audience of children （though adults can learn something too from reading， I did！） But the presentation of material leaves something to be desired in my opinion。 。。。more
Tyler
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