AnyBook4Less.com | Order from a Major Online Bookstore |
![]() |
Home |  Store List |  FAQ |  Contact Us |   | ||
Ultimate Book Price Comparison Engine Save Your Time And Money |
![]() |
Title: Leonardo: Beautiful Dreamer by Robert Byrd, Leonardo ISBN: 0-525-47033-6 Publisher: Dutton Books Pub. Date: July, 2003 Format: School & Library Binding Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (1 review)
Rating: 5
Summary: A FASCINATING INTRODUCTION FOR YOUNG READERS
Comment: There could hardly be a more fascinating or beautiful way to introduce young readers to a man who is arguably one of the greatest geniuses the world has ever known, Leonardo da Vinci. As an artist in the field of children's book illustrations, Mr. Byrd has few peers. As an author, deft at reaching young minds, he is an expert.
From da Vinci's birth throughout his remarkable life readers are allowed to trace his accomplishments. Much of this data is gleaned from da Vinci's personal notes which are still available today. We learn of his childhood fascination with flying, and his observation of a kite, a bird that glides apparently without effort.
It seems that from boyhood onward he took great delight in nature and its study. In his early teens da Vinci joined his father in Florence where he would spend a dozen years in Verrochio's workshop. He learned much from the renowned sculptor.
From Florence he traveled to Milan where he enjoyed the patronage of a wealthy duke, and was asked to paint the Last Supper. His fame spread. Today, some 500 years after his death, philosophers and artists from throughout the world continue to look to this amazing genius.
Author's notes, and a timeline are included.
- Gail Cooke
![]() |
Title: The Tree of Life : Charles Darwin by Peter Sis ISBN: 0374456283 Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux Pub. Date: 01 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
![]() |
Title: Ben Franklin's Almanac : Being a True Account of the Good Gentleman's Life by Candace Fleming ISBN: 0689835493 Publisher: Atheneum Pub. Date: 01 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
![]() |
Title: Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread (NEWBERY MEDAL BOOK) by Kate Dicamillo, Timothy B. Ering ISBN: 0763617229 Publisher: Candlewick Press Pub. Date: September, 2003 List Price(USD): $17.99 |
![]() |
Title: The Man Who Walked Between The Towers by Mordicai Gerstein ISBN: 0761317910 Publisher: Millbrook Press Pub. Date: 18 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
![]() |
Title: Brundibar by Tony Kushner, Maurice Sendak, Michael di Capua ISBN: 0786809043 Publisher: Hyperion Press Pub. Date: 01 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Thank you for visiting www.AnyBook4Less.com and enjoy your savings!
Copyright� 2001-2021 Send your comments