Leonardo: Beautiful Dreamer

by Robert Byrd

Hardcover, 2003

Status

Available

Call number

709.2

Genres

All Topics

Nonfiction

Collection

Art

Publication

Dutton Children's Books (2003), Edition: 1st, 48 pages

Description

Illustrations and text portray the life of Leonardo da Vinci, who gained fame as a artist through such works as the Mona Lisa, and as a scientist by studying various subjects including human anatomy and flight.

User reviews

LibraryThing member dylantanner

A information filled biography of Leonardo da Vinci. With full page spreads of brilliant saturated watercolors and big text boxes Leonardo's life and greatest accomplishments become available to mid elementary readers.

Youth Informational

I Like this book so much. I gave it 5 stars after all. I only

wish there was another way to give the information without the ugly cream and greenish boxes that interrupt the magnificent watercolor illustrations.

Without a doubt this would be a great biography source for a fourth or fifth grader. The information is so accessible and rich.

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LibraryThing member jessy555

Genre: Biography
Critique of Genre: This is a good example of biography because it has a lot of facts about the famous painter and inventor as well as colorful pictures and actual quotes from him throughout the book.
Media: mixed
Age appropriateness: secondary

LibraryThing member ffox

Beautifully crafted. I thought the artwork had a nice mix of faux-renaissance and reproductions of DaVinci's work. The structure and pacing of the work make for an excellent reference and read. Some pages feel a bit too much (the point I believe) and may turn off easily distracted readers.

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LibraryThing member cindasox

Amazing illustrations, but there is a lot going on in this book. It would be a book to read to yourself or share one-to-one. It looks as if it should be for children but the story Leonardo da Vinci is complex and lengthy. The end pages are his quotes written in a penned hand. The book is visually

delightful, and crammed with information.

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LibraryThing member magen.rauscher

This was a wonderful non-fiction illustrated book on the life of Leonardo De Vinci. By creating an visually pleasing piece of literature, the young readers will be more thrilled to continue to read the book. The art showcased in this book allowed readers to gain a better understanding of the

brilliant ideas Leonardo had for the world.

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LibraryThing member Cheryl_in_CC_NV

I couldn't read every page. It's just too thorough, with no narration. And the cartoon-like drawings are appropropriate, but boring, imo. It is however a valuable reference, and clearly enough written to be accessible to all readers ages 8 and up.

LibraryThing member airdnaxela

This is a book that I would keep for myself, as a current student of a Renaissance Art course I can testify that the information is complete, accurate, and written with a compelling voice. There is so much information contained within this book, it was surprising to me. I loved the way the author

wrote about his entire life through descriptions of his personal journal, quotes included.

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