Leonardo Da Vinci Contributor(s): Stanley, Diane (Author), Stanley, Diane (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0688161553 ISBN-13: 9780688161552 Publisher: HarperCollins OUR PRICE: $10.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2000 Annotation: As a boy, Leonardo was apprenticed to a famous artist. But his passions stretched beyond art. He also filled notebooks with plans for incredible inventions. An award-winning author and artist blends storytelling with illustrations to convey the stunning scope of Leonardo's genius. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Art - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Historical - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Renaissance |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 95035227 |
Lexile Measure: 1010 |
Physical Information: 0.16" H x 9.02" W x 10.94" (0.51 lbs) 48 pages |
Themes: - Theometrics - Secular |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 13759 Reading Level: 6.8 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In this magnificent addition to a distinguished series that includes Cleopatra, Joan of Arc, and Bard of Avon: The Story of William Shakespeare, award-winning author-artist Diane Stanley blends wonderful storytelling with gorgeous illustrations to convey the stunning scope of Leonardo da Vinci's genius in a book that has won many awards and earned two starred reviews. This nonfiction picture book is an excellent choice to share during homeschooling, in particular for children ages 6 to 8. It's a fun way to learn to read and as a supplement for activity books for children. A 1996 ALA Notable Book |
Contributor Bio(s): Stanley, Diane: - Diane Stanley is the author and illustrator of beloved books for young readers, including The Silver Bowl, which received three starred reviews, was named a best book of the year by Kirkus Reviews and Book Links Lasting Connections, and was an ALA Booklist Editors' Choice; The Cup and the Crown; Saving Sky, winner of the Arab American Museum's Arab American Book Award and a Bank Street College of Education Best Book of the Year; Bella at Midnight, a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year and an ALA Booklist Editors' Choice; The Mysterious Case of the Allbright Academy; The Mysterious Matter of I. M. Fine; and A Time Apart. Well known as the author and illustrator of award-winning picture-book biographies, she is the recipient of the Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children and the Washington Post-Children's Book Guild Nonfiction Award for her body of work. Ms. Stanley has also written and illustrated numerous picture books, including three creatively reimagined fairy tales: The Giant and the Beanstalk, Goldie and the Three Bears, and Rumpelstiltskin's Daughter. She lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico. dianestanleybooks.com. |