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Leonardo da Vinci for Kids: His Life and Ideas, 21 Activities

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The marriage of art and science is celebrated in this beautifully illustrated four-color biography and activity book. Kids will begin to understand the important discoveries that da Vinci made through inspiring activities like determining the launch angle of a catapult, sketching birds and other animals, creating a map, learning to look at a painting, and much more. Includes a glossary, bibliography, listing of pertinent museums and Web sites, a timeline, and many interesting sidebars.

Themes
art
Setting
italy
Audience
childrens
Length
short · 104 pages

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