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Leonardo Da Vinci by Kathleen Krull

Leonardo Da Vinci

Kathleen Krull

Penguin Young Readers Group · Print & ebook · October 16, 2008

A Biography pick for readers exploring Leonardo Da Vinci.

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Who it’s for
Leonardo’s notebooks bring art, science, and close observation into unexpectedly lively company.
Themes
Scientific observation, Leonardo's scientific ideas
Genres
Science & Tech Biographies for Kids, Artists' Lives for Kids, Renaissance for Kids

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About this book

Leonardo da Vinci’s notebooks are mind-boggling evidence of a fifteenth-century scientific genius standing at the edge of the modern world, basing his ideas on observation and experimentation. This book will change children’s ideas of who Leonardo was and what it means to be a scientist.

Seeing Like Leonardo

Leonardo’s notebooks bring art, science, and close observation into unexpectedly lively company.

Come here for

  • A fresh look at a familiar Renaissance figure
  • The meeting of artistic vision and scientific curiosity

Expect

  • Notebooks as evidence of observation and experimentation
  • A challenge to narrow ideas of what a scientist can be

Where it sits

Science & Tech Biographies for Kids81%
Artists' Lives for Kids57%
Renaissance for Kids39%

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Publisher categories

  • Science & Tech Biographies for Kids
  • European History for Kids
  • Renaissance for Kids
Authors
Kathleen Krull
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
Published
October 16, 2008
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Scientific observation · Leonardo's scientific ideas
Reading lane
Science & Tech Biographies for Kids