The book I read was “Who was Leonardo da Vinci?” by Roberta Edwards. It takes place between 1452 and 1519 in Italy with Leonardo as the main character. Leonardo was a real artist in the time of 1452 and 1519. Leonardo’s main problem was that he had great inventions and ideas, but not a lot of them worked. For example, his pair of wings did not turn out successfully.
Leonardo was very creative. He drew different things he wanted to create like his pairs of wings. He liked to He liked to make things in his free time. Some of these were very complex so you had to be intelligent to make them as well as to use them. Leonardo chose to adopt a little child named Giacomo, whom he spoiled to no end. I bet Leonardo’s life would have been different if that had not happened. Since Leonardo was spoiling him he probably spent some money for him and maybe if he did not use that money he could’ve have put it to good use. The book stated that “Leonardo was not the only popular artist around that time. There were two others. Their names were Raphael and Michelangelo.” Michelangelo and Leonardo really did not like each other but on the other hand, Raphael was a big fan of Leonardo.
I really liked this book for its inventions. I also liked the story and the main character. I highly recommend this book because it is really interesting and hard to put down once started. The book also appeals to people who enjoy art and its history. My rating is 4 and a half stars.
WOW! People were not that smart back then!
Great job Yves, I think you really expressed the facts that you learned from the book. What is your favorite thing about Leonardo da Vinci?
I think it’s really cool that you wrote about a non-fiction book. Leonardo da Vinci was really cool!
Great review, I have this book too (I also recommend it)! Did you know Leonardo hurt himself very badly testing his pair of wings?
~Lorenzo
I really liked your book review because, it is short but not too short. I read a book where the main plot was to figure out if this thing was made by Leonardo Da Vinci. I have not read any of the Who is books but I might now because of your book review.
This book sounds like a good book about a famous artist. His inventions sound cool and the book tells you about more of them. Leonardo da Vinci sounds very interesting.
Yves, this review was great. You were the first person who wrote a review on a book that was non-fiction that I read. And you did it with style by telling almost everything I need to know about Leonardo. And you have shown me more about some of the famous artists. You were as creative as Leonardo himself.
I’m wondering what was the most interesting fact that this book taught your about Leonardo? I think he was a fascinating man.