The Genius of Leonardo
By Guido Visconti
Illustrated by Bimbi Landmann
Leonardo da Vinci was one of the world’s most talented, brilliant, and ahead-of-his-time individuals in history. Leonardo writes, he draws, he thinks, he invents. Visconti chose to begin and end this book with reprints of pages from Leonardo’s manuscripts, which capture the reader’s attention right away. Visconti based this story on passages from Leonardo’s manuscripts, which included things about Giacomo, his love of nature, his understanding of art, the flight of birds, and much more.
The illustrations in this book are outstanding in style and coloring. They add the feeling of what things looked like in Leonardo’s time: how people dressed; methods of transportation; what the marketplace might have been; and more.
If you have students or children who are imaginative, who like to invent things, who are interested in building or painting, this book may spark their interest in these areas and in the life of an amazing man.
Reviewed by Lorna McGrath
