5 Children’s Books To Get To Know Leonardo Da Vinci
On May 2, the V centenary of the death of Leonardo Da Vinci, one of the most recognized artists worldwide, was commemorated. Author of one of the most important paintings in history such as La Gioconda (better known as The Mona Lisa ), during this year exhibitions in his honor are being held in different parts of the world.
The importance of this historical character means that even children’s publishing houses have created specialized books on the figure of the painter so that even the smallest of the house know him more closely.
Adapted to each age for its easy understanding, below we leave you a series of books dedicated to the artist that are very useful to use in the classroom and discover more history.
Children’s books to meet Leonardo Da Vinci
1. My first book on Leonardo
Precisely, to commemorate the V centenary of his death, the children’s and youth publishing house Anaya published last February My First Book on Leonardo, recommended for children between six and eleven years old.
With a text and a typeface adapted to children, the author of the book tells the life of Leonardo from his childhood, focusing on the curiosity he felt about everything. Wonderful illustrations along the pages of the book will make the little ones know about life from the point of view of painting, science and the invention of this character.
This book is part of a magnificent collection that the Anaya publishing house has wanted to publish with biographies of famous people that children will know in a fun and simple way.
2. Leonardo Da Vinci’s cooking notes
One of the professions that Leonardo had throughout many years of his life was that of being a cook at Court. During that time, the artist collected in a codex, which was later found, recipes, as well as comments about manners at the time of being at the table and other annotations that Leonardo made.
A great book to cook and appreciate or another facet of the artist, as well as an ideal book for all those children who love cooking.
3. Maisie and Leonardo’s star
Maisie is the young teenage protagonist in one of Leonardo’s best books on literature. In the form of a narrative, the author reveals the story, set in Florence, and how the protagonist returns to the past to meet another young teenager named Leonardo.
Maisie’s collection takes over from Kika Superbruja, as the adventures of both are similar. Although in the case of Maisie, each title focuses on a historical character. In short: u n book that will engage young people for their adventures, their narrative and mixing the past travel, art and history.
4. Inventions
Leonardo Da Vinci’s book of inventions is the best option for curious children and for those who love to make new crafts and objects.
In this book you will find five models of some of his most famous inventions with removable parts that are very easy to assemble, and with which you can have a great time as a family building and inventing.
In addition to these inventions, some drawings that the author included in his codices about other types of inventions that he made are also included.
5. Leonardo Da Vinci (the artist who wrote backwards)
Eliacer Cansino, famous author of children’s and young people’s literature, and specialized in literature of historical characters for children, brings us, on this occasion, the life of Leonardo so that the little ones can learn about his exploits.
Another of the excellent works to get to know the author since his childhood in which the artist’s creativity stands out, as well as the discoveries in science he made and the importance of writing everything down in his codices. Codices that hundreds of years later are still invaluable to humanity.
A wonderful book to encourage the little ones in the house to create their own codices and thus stimulate writing and the development of imagination.
