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Leonardo Da Vinci

Leonardo Da Vinci - Paperback

by Diane Stanley
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Availability:In StockContributor:Diane Stanley, Diane Stanley (Illustrator)Audience:Ages 9-12Publish date:2000-08-22Pages:48
Language:EnglishPublisher:HarperCollinsISBN-13:9780688161552ISBN-10:688161553UPC:9780688161552Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Topic:Art, Historical, RenaissanceSize:10.94 x 9.02 x 0.16 inchesWeight:0.5115Product ID:SCJ7YJKFF0

In this magnificent addition to a distinguished series that includes Cleopatra, Joan of Arc, and Bard of Avon: The Story of William Shakespeare, award-winning author-artist Diane Stanley blends wonderful storytelling with gorgeous illustrations to convey the stunning scope of Leonardo da Vinci's genius in a book that has won many awards and earned two starred reviews. This nonfiction picture book is an excellent choice to share during homeschooling, in particular for children ages 6 to 8. It's a fun way to learn to read and as a supplement for activity books for children.

A 1996 ALA Notable Book
A 1997 Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book for Nonfiction
A 1997 Orbis Pictus Award
A 1996 Publishers Weekly Best Books Award

Language:EnglishPublisher:HarperCollinsISBN-13:9780688161552ISBN-10:688161553UPC:9780688161552Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Topic:Art, Historical, RenaissanceSize:10.94 x 9.02 x 0.16 inchesWeight:0.5115Product ID:SCJ7YJKFF0
Stanley, Diane: -

Diane Stanley is the author and illustrator of beloved books for young readers, including The Silver Bowl, which received three starred reviews, was named a best book of the year by Kirkus Reviews and Book Links Lasting Connections, and was an ALA Booklist Editors' Choice; The Cup and the Crown; Saving Sky, winner of the Arab American Museum's Arab American Book Award and a Bank Street College of Education Best Book of the Year; Bella at Midnight, a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year and an ALA Booklist Editors' Choice; The Mysterious Case of the Allbright Academy; The Mysterious Matter of I. M. Fine; and A Time Apart. Well known as the author and illustrator of award-winning picture-book biographies, she is the recipient of the Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children and the Washington Post-Children's Book Guild Nonfiction Award for her body of work.

Ms. Stanley has also written and illustrated numerous picture books, including three creatively reimagined fairy tales: The Giant and the Beanstalk, Goldie and the Three Bears, and Rumpelstiltskin's Daughter. She lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico. dianestanleybooks.com.

Publisher: HarperCollins

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Diane Stanley, Diane Stanley (Illustrator)

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Diane Stanley

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