Usborne Young Reading: Leonardo da Vinci
written by Karen Ball and Rosie Dickens
illustrated by Christa Unzner
Young Leonardo loves drawing and inventing things. This talent takes him from the sleepy village of Vinci, where he grows up, to Florence - a city buzzing with great artists and thinkers. It is the start of a brilliant career. Soon, Leonardo’s amazing artistic and engineering skills are in demand all over Italy. But his projects don’t always go according to plan…
£4.99
ISBN 978074607442-8
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Extract
‘Andrea looked Leonardo up and down.
“You must be the boy from Vinci,” he said. “Leonardo, isn’t it?”
“Yes, sir,” said Leonardo quietly.
“Well, Leonardo da Vinci, this is a business,” warned the famous artist. “Paper’s expensive - so if you’re going to learn, you’d better learn quick.”
Leonardo grinned. “Oh, I can do that,” he said. “Just show me how..”
The older man smiled. “I think you’re going to fit right in,” he said, handing Leonardo a stick of chalk. “Start by showing me how well you draw. After all, if you can’t draw, how can you begin to paint?” ‘
“You must be the boy from Vinci,” he said. “Leonardo, isn’t it?”
“Yes, sir,” said Leonardo quietly.
“Well, Leonardo da Vinci, this is a business,” warned the famous artist. “Paper’s expensive - so if you’re going to learn, you’d better learn quick.”
Leonardo grinned. “Oh, I can do that,” he said. “Just show me how..”
The older man smiled. “I think you’re going to fit right in,” he said, handing Leonardo a stick of chalk. “Start by showing me how well you draw. After all, if you can’t draw, how can you begin to paint?” ‘
