Neo Leo : The Ageless Ideas of Leonardo da Vinci (Paperback)

from jenniferm14

This informative book creatively contrasts inventions to the notes of Leonardo da Vinci that were written years earlier. Readers will be able to learn about dates of official inventions and compare them to the written ideas of Leonardo. This book is suitable for primary readers.

from conlonk

I thought that this was an interesting book. I realized that I didn't know much about the work about Leonardo da Vinci before reading this book, and now I find him fascinating. The book is all about ideas for inventions from the notebook of da Vinci that became a reality centuries later. The gene...

from epark6

 In my opinion, this is an interesting book. The reader is able to learn about the year different inventions were made in history and have them compared to the ideas that Leonardo da Vinci had written down. One reason why I liked this book was because of the writing. The way the book was organize...

from amcarter

This is an informative book that compares technology that children may already be familiar with to ideas by da Vinci. It shows them that many of these inventions were conceptualized by da Vinci long before their creation. The illustrations are lovely, interesting, and informative.

from AbigailAdams26

Picture-book author/artist Gene Barretta, whose 2006 Now & Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin offered an engaging exploration of the influence of Benjamin Franklin's innovations and inventions on modern life, returns to the same formula with Neo Leo, which, as its subtitle suggests, ...