A famous Renaissance artist, Leonardo Da Vinci was born in the small Italian town of Vinci in 1452. He became famous

Author:  Mike Venezia

Format:  Paperback

Published:  Children?s Press, 1989

From Mike Venezia:  A famous Renaissance artist, Leonardo Da Vinci was born in the small Italian town of Vinci in 1452. He became famous for of all the other things he could do. He was a sculptor, a scientist, an inventor, an architect, a musician, and a mathematician.

The ?Getting to Know the World?s Greatest Artists? series features numerous reproductions (10-20 in each book), photos of the artist, silly cartoons, and simple text. Venezia?s approach ? highlighting interesting parts of the artists? lives and work while keeping the subject matter simple and appropriate for young children ? makes these excellent read-alouds. Older children will enjoy reading the early chapter book-level text themselves.