Leonardo Da Vinci (Famous Children) - Softcover

Hart, Tony

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0812018281 ISBN 13: 9780812018288

Publisher: B E S Pub Co, 1994

Synopsis

Leonardo da Vinci was born in Italy in 1452. During his childhood, Leonardo's interests were drawn in many directions. He grew up to become a great artist, inventor, and engineer-one of the great geniuses of all time.

About this title

From School Library Journal:

Grade 3-5-These brief series entries show a young Leonardo da Vinci astounding adults with his talents and versatility; Michelangelo being apprenticed at an early age; Picasso growing up as the son of a painter; and Toulouse-Lautrec suffering through a boyhood of crippling illness, cushioned by rich and indulgent parents. Some of the subjects' early work is reproduced as examples of their early interest in art, but only the last page of each slim title contains examples of their mature masterpieces. Hart includes fictionalized dialogue and softens some of the harsher realities of the men's lives. Although simply structured and phrased, the text uses many complicated and unfamiliar family and place names without the benefit of a pronunciation guide or glossary. The books are well designed, and the ink-and-watercolor illustrations have the lively and appealingly child-oriented quality of Edward Ardizzone's graphic style. Barely suggesting the scope and splendor of the adult achievements of these famous persons, the attractive visual qualities of these books may justify their purchase, despite the obvious euphemisms that reduce these accomplished and tempestuous artists to "Famous Children."-Shirley Wilton, Ocean County College, Toms River, NJ
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: B E S Pub Co
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0812018281
• ISBN 13: 9780812018288
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 24
• Illustrator: Hellard Susan