Leonardo Da Vinci provides a glimpse into the life of the Renaissance artist and inventor through the eyes of a young boy who is apprenticed to the master.

Just 12 years old, Paulo enters Leonardo's service, and through the boy's diary the reader learns what the life of an apprentice entails. From sweeping floors and mixing pigments, Paulo advances to running errands and accompanying his master as he meets with clients, until finally, the youth begins to learn how to draw and paint. Through Paulo's eyes, the reader is introduced to, not only some of the great masterpieces, such as the painter's The Last Supper, but also to his sketches of the human body and plans for a flying machine.

The book also contains a timeline of Leonardo's life and major accomplishments, information about the Renaissance, and additional material on the man's inventions and paintings, such as the Mona Lisa and The Annunciation.

Leo Brown provides the illustrations for this stunning volume that children (ages 6 and up) and adults will enjoy reading. The ideal introduction to both the period and the artist, Leonardo De Vinci will provide the reader with hours of enjoyment and be a book he/she returns to again and again.