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Customers find this biography book well-written and suitable for upper elementary students, with engaging content that appeals to children 5 years and up. The book provides lots of facts about Leonardo da Vinci and includes several pictures to aid understanding. They appreciate its historical accuracy, with one customer noting how it makes history come to life in storybook form. Customers find the book entertaining and worth the price.
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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 Renaissance.
Our Top Reviews
Reviewer: Shawndel
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Perfect for our 9-year-old
Review: We bought this book for our son to be able to use it for a book report. He was able read the whole thing within a few days of diligent reading. (Parents were able to read it too so we could ask him questions.)He was able to do a written book report and n an oral report. The teacher sent his oral report was the best in the class.
Reviewer: C. Speck
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great for Kids!
Review: I really like this book. It’s easy to read and full of details. The information on Leonardo is interesting for kids as well as adults. The art work along the way is great too to keep the history interesting. The book is made to understand Leonardo from his loveless childhood to his self views of failing as an adult. I felt the story motivates and also encourages children to know that failure often means a way to success and to explore and do what you love, is a life worth living.
Reviewer: Krystal
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great for the classroom
Review: I used this book for students to study a person in history to write a report on. This was for a 4th grade classroom. Each student read the novel on their own and filled out a novel study that I created for non-fiction books. Students were able to follow the book with ease and understand what they were reading.There were several pictures to aid in understanding. There is also a timeline that helps students understand the timeline of events as they read. Very great resource.
Reviewer: Alex Fox
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Excellent for young nonfiction lovers
Review: My 8 year old loves these books so much, we’ve worked most of our homeschooling around them. It’s very common for boys to be more interested in non-fiction titles so I’m very happy to have these books for him. They are a very quick read so he averages two a day but he’s also a bookworm. We have our own little library of this series at home and can’t wait for more titles!
Reviewer: S. J. O’Brien
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great for reluctant readers
Review: My 12-year-old hates reading on his own with a passion. So when he had to do a biogragphy on Leonardo for school, we both dreaded the process. He got a book from the school library and tried to wade through it, but he wasn’t getting much usable information out of it because it was too long and complicated. I ordered this book four days before his assignment was due as a last desperate measure. Boy were we glad I did! This book was wonderful for my reluctant reader. It was informative but not overwhelming for a child who doesn’t like to read. The basic information on Leonardo was enhanced with illustrations, timelines and information boxes on the Renaissance. I would highly recommend this book.
Reviewer: Christine
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: good info, fun style
Review: Got this for quick biography on him for 7th grade art docent . Quick read, good info, fun style, perfect. It was great also to show kids that even geniuses like Leonardo do have big humiliating failures and that just normal and that life goes on. Also like the childhood from “broken” family, helping to show kids that it is not kids who have it all easy who succeed, it’s your own drive.
Reviewer: Big Valley Fan
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: GREAT BOOK
Review: These “who are books” are a great way to get young readers excited about reading and learning about historical figures at the same time. They also open the door to discuss other things occurring at the same time (ie the powerful families at the time, the type of art created during this time etc…). My granddaughter loved reading this (she is 7) and I actually learned a few things myself (although no one was more surprised about this then myself ha). I would highly recommend this book
Reviewer: Nicholas V.
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Nice book for an 8 year old
Review: Love these books. My son, who is 9 has been reading them for a little over a year now and this book is wonderful. I must say that this one is not one of his favorites. He is a history junkey, lol. He so far seems to love the Jackie Robinson, Teddy Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln, Robert E Lee, What is the world series the best as a 8 and 9 year old.I also read these to him in the evenings and I really enjoy them as a 40 year old father. I have learned so much from them as well. Sometimes I read them before or after my son in order to have an educated discussion with him about the subject of the book. I really also get alot out of them as well.
Reviewer: Candace K
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: I love this series! They are great, easy-to-read, fact based biographies that my children have grown up with. Sacagawea was our first book because of my daughter’s obsession and from there we moved to other strong historical women, such as Helen Keller and Amelia Earhart. Then we would find subjects to correspond with whatever my kids were studying at school. Really, really recommend this series!!!
Reviewer: Verenice
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Excelente contenido, buen material de apoyo
Reviewer: Dilip R
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Thanks for the wonderful book. This is dream come true. Look forward for many such works. Regards Dilip Rajan .
Reviewer: silvia
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Questi librini sono utilissimi. Sono ottimi per imparare l’inglese adatti sia per gli adulti che per ragazzi.
Reviewer: Po Yeung
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Good
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