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History & Geography, Language Arts, Visual Arts

Leonardo da Vinci

The Genius of Wonder

Kathryn Erskine Written by Kathryn Erskine
Ivan Pešić illustrated by Ivan Pešić

Ever wonder why the sky is blue, or how water flows, or what makes things fly? Well, Leonardo da Vinci certainly did. From childhood until the day he died, he was in search of these and so many other answers. Leonardo dedicated his life to becoming a scientist…and engineer…and inventor…and architect…and artist…and sculptor. Do you think he stopped there? Think again.

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As a boy, Leonardo loved exploring the hills around his village.

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Grade 5 & 8 Independent Read

How Leonardo da Vinci aligns with the Core Knowledge Curriculum.

G5 CKLA: The Renaissance coreknowledge.org G5 CKHG: From the Renaissance to England’s Golden Age coreknowledge.org G5 Sequence: Visual Arts coreknowledge.org G8 CKHG V2: World History: Renaissance to Modern Day coreknowledge.org

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