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64 pp.
| Kingfisher
| October, 2009
|
TradeISBN 978-0-7534-6174-7$16.99
(3)
4-6
Illustrated by
Leo Brown.
Ten-year-old Paolo, (fictional) apprentice to Leonardo da Vinci, keeps a journal of his first year working for the great artist. The diary entries serve as an effective medium for the historical and biographical information, leading readers to an appended section of facts about da Vinci and Renaissance Italy. The many illustrations, including a map, help bring readers into the time period. Timeline. Glos., ind.