Neo Leo
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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 2009 · Est. 9 min read-aloud

Neo Leo

Written & illustrated by Gene Barretta

Discover how da Vinci's sketches predicted modern inventions.

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40 pages· 1,096 words· Est. 9 min read-aloud
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Leonardo da Vinci, a visionary artist and inventor, sketched ideas centuries ahead of his time. From hang gliders to robots, his notebooks reveal a mind that foresaw the future. How did his love of nature inspire these groundbreaking concepts? Explore the genius of da Vinci and the modern marvels he imagined long before they became reality.

From the publisher

Cleverly shows how Leonardo’s ideas foreshadowed modern inventions. At once an artist, inventor, engineer, and scientist, Leonardo da Vinci wrote and drew detailed descriptions of what would later become hang gliders, automobiles, robots, and much more.

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
40
Words
1,096
Reading age
4–8
Audience
Picture
Lexile
AD930L
Themes & topics
Books about famous peopleBooks about historyBooks about engineeringBooks about how things work and are madeBooks about first concepts
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
5.4
F&P level
~V
AR points
0.5
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
132862
Publication
Published
August 4, 2009
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780805087031

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