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The Genius of Leonardo Da Vinci

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Artist, engineer, pacifist, inventor: Leonardo da Vinci was once a genius of a very particular kind. This introduction to his life and work is vividly retold through the eyes of his young apprentice, Giacomo, making it easy for young readers to relate to his story.
This engaging picture-book biography of Leonardo da Vinci is told from the viewpoint of his 10-year-old assistant, Giacomo. He looks on in wonder as Leonardo paints the Mona Lisa, designs a flying machine–and, less impressively, plays practical jokes on him. The basics of Leonardo’s life are all here, including his habit of shopping for and releasing caged birds and his reluctant move, late in life, to the French court. But young readers will learn most about da Vinci’s ideas–on painting, science, and the nature of time. Cleverly interleaved with short quotations from the master’s own writings, The Genius of Leonardo leaves a vivid impression of what it should have been like for a kid to be an apprentice to this sort of genius. A nice touch is that Leonardo doesn’t know the whole thing: Giacomo’s last question, concerning the moon, is beyond him, and Leonardo’s assistant is left to speculate about knowledge and inventions yet to come. As within the spectacular A Boy Named Giotto, Bimba Landmann’s gorgeous paintings are melancholy and oddly–but strangely aptly–medieval taking a look. (Ages 9 and older) –Richard Farr

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