num_pages: 112
description: Leonardo da Vinci was a gifted painter, talented musician, and dedicated scientist and inventor, designing flying machines, submarines, and even helicopters.  Yet he had a hard time finishing things, a problem anyone can relate to.  Only thirteen paintings are known to be his; as for the illustrated encyclopedia he intended to create, all that he left were thousands of disorganized notebook pages.  Here is an accessible portrait of a fascinating man who lived at a fascinating time—Italy during the Renaissance.
language: English
title: Who Was Leonardo da Vinci?
titlecomplete: Who Was Leonardo da Vinci?
characters: Leonardo da Vinci
genres: History, Chapter Books, Childrens, Juvenile, Biography Memoir, Middle Grade, Spanish Literature, Biography, Nonfiction, Art
ratings_count: 1791
series: Who Was . . . ? Series
publisher: Penguin Workshop