Dead Famous : Leonardo da Vinci and his Super-brain

Cox, Michael

Goddard, Clive

Series: Dead Famous
Notes
You’ve probably heard of Leonardo da Vinci ... He is dead famous for ... painting the most famous painting in the world ... designing the first-ever flying machine ... being the all-round fabulous Renaissance Man. But have you heard that Leonardo ... spent ten years making a seven-metre tall horse ... though pink was the coolest colour for clothes ... loved to play practical jokes. Yes, even though he is dead famous, Leonardo is still full of surprises. Now you can get the inside story with Leonardo’s lost notebook, flick through the pages of The Milan Messenger and discover dozens of the dazzling inventions the great man dreamed up in his amazing super-brain.
Contents
Contents : introduction; nature boy; the rip-roaring Renaissance; get in the know ... at studio Verrocchio; 2-D or not 2-D; Leonardo a go-go; the disunited states of Italy; have notebook, will scribble ... Ciao, big nob, gizza job; Leonardo’s humongous great horse; Jesus Christ ... supper-star; water, water everywhere; Dodgy dudes and cruel contraptions; The Fresco Kid; smile; high ambitions and loopy larks; epilogue;
Additional Info
Dead Funny - Dead Gripping - Dead Famous! Similar to Horrible histories!
Location edition Bar Code due date
Non-fiction 21478
Dewey:Horrible Books
ISBN:0439982677
pub:2003