Children's Educational Book 'Junior Leonardo da Vinci'

ABOUT 'SMART READS for Kids'..."Love Art, Love Learning"

Welcome. Designed to expand and inspire young minds; this is a range of short educational books for ages 7+. Although one great artist's (and in this case scientist's) life and work are always the central theme, wider learning is encouraged as follows:

• Geography & History. Locations or events mentioned are always accompanied by a colourful map or a snippet of history.
• Vocabulary. A manageable number of new words are introduced and reused. They are always in bold with clear definitions and pronunciations. There is also a Glossary.
• Maths. At least one maths statement and its accompanying calculation is always included.
• Concentration. Each book is in the friendly first person and a trail of footprints always leads to a cartoon animal at the end. The author asks questions of the reader and there is always a quiz. These features keep kids engaged and encourage them to form their own opinions. There is a high ratio of images to text.

ABOUT THIS BOOK
Da Vinci was of course far more than a great artist. The full story of his life is covered. Children will encounter all of da Vinci's most famous paintings and drawings; no child will fail to be inspired. Includes:

• An account of everyday Renaissance Italy with its tyrannous leaders.
• The historically precocious and inquisitive nature of Leonardo's mind.
• His inventions.
• The story of his secret mirror writing (an opportunity to learn about shapes with symmetry).
• the mysteries of the Mona Lisa.

There's also a simple recipe for Renaissance paint and some dragon hunting!

DETAILS

Locations Mapped: Present day and Renaissance Italy, Greece, France and The Ottoman Empire.

Paintings & Drawings: 30 including: The Mona Lisa, The Last Supper, Vitruvian Man, sketches of flying, hydraulic and combat machines, The Baptism of Christ and Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel.

Vocabulary Defined: Anatomy, Apprenticeship, Baptism, Blood Vessels, Catapult , Circa, City state, Curiosity, Engineer, Euro, Genius, Infinite, Luxuries, Observe, Obsessed, Orbit, Polymath, Renaissance, Ridiculous and Symmetry.

New Artists Introduced: Michelangelo and Ingres.

Broader Topics: Why the Renaissance occurred, the importance of freethinking and the modern scientific method, the value of pursuing many interests and seeing projects through to the end.

Words: 3900

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REVIEWS OF BOOKS IN THIS SERIES
"Love, love, love this book! Great addition to our homeschool art books. I hope this becomes a series... would love to get more!"-Custo...