Neo Leo: The Ageless Ideas of Leonardo da Vinci
Neo Leo: The Ageless Ideas of Leonardo da Vinci
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Neo Leo: The Ageless Ideas of Leonardo da Vinci

Written and illustrated by Gene Barretta
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4 - 8
Reading age
40
Page count
27
Words per page
AD930L
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Aug 4, 2009
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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.

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famous people  historyengineeringhow things work and are madefirst conceptstechnologyinventionsItaly

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780805087031
    Publication Date
    August 4, 2009
    Publisher
    Henry Holt and Co (BYR)
    Page Count
    40
    Words Per Page
    27
    Audience
    Picture
    Reading Age
    4 - 8 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2008038220
    WorldCat Number (OCLC)
    244661205
    Lexile® Level
    AD930L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~V
    ATOS® Book Level
    5.4
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    0.5
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    132862
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    LG

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