Genres
Publication
G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers (2001), Edition: First Edition, 48 pages
Description
Examines the life of Leonardo da Vinci, focusing on his unfinished sculpture of a huge horse he was commissioned to create for the Duke of Milan in the late 1400s, and discusses how the project was taken up by pilot Charlie Dent in 1977 and, after several setbacks, completed and presented as a gift to Milan in 1999.
Subjects
Awards
Texas Bluebonnet Award (Nominee — 2014)
Young Hoosier Book Award (Nominee — Intermediate — 2005)
Sequoyah Book Award (Nominee — Children's — 2004)
Great Stone Face Book Award (Nominee — 2003)
Utah Beehive Book Award (Nominee — Informational Books — 2004)
Kentucky Bluegrass Award (Nominee — Grades 3-5 — 2003)
South Dakota Children's Book Awards (Nominee — 2004)
Orbis Pictus Award (Recommended Title — 2002)
Michigan Notable Books (2002)
Notable Children's Book (2002)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2001
Pages
48
Physical description
48 p.; 11.75 inches
ISBN
8811580471 / 9788811580478
DDC/MDS
| 730.92 |
Other editions
Leonardo's Horse by Jean Fritz (Hardcover)