PublishedButton Books, July 2024 |
ISBN9781787081123 |
FormatHardcover, 32 pages |
Dimensions24.9cm × 20.4cm |
Great Lives in Graphics: Leonardo Da Vinci is a graphic retelling of Leonardo's story that gives children a colourful snapshot of his life and the world in which he grew up while educating them on everything from the Renaissance to the magic of creativity.
You may already know that Leonardo Da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa, but did you know he had dyslexia? Or that Bill Gates paid$30 million for one of his old notebooks? . 250+ fascinating facts about painter, inventor, engineer, and architect Leonardo Da Vinci . An accessible format for young readers . Fact-packed infographics capture critical information . Built-in colour-coded biography The Great Lives in Graphics series reimagines the lives of extraordinary people in vivid technicolour, presenting 250+ biographical facts in a new and exciting way. It takes the important dates and achievements of each person's life, mixes them with lesser-known facts and trivia, and uses infographics to show them in a fresh visual way that genuinely engages children and young adults. The result is a colourful, fascinating and often surprising representation of that person's life, work and legacy. Using timelines, maps, repeated motifs and many more beautiful and informative illustrations, readers learn about the book's primary subject and the cultural background of the time in which they lived. AGES: 8 to 12
