From fantastic flying machines and webbed gloves, to “plastic glass” and self-propelled tanks, this new book by Maxine Anderson brings to life one of the world’s most visionary inventors through hands-on building projects. Amazing Leonardo da Vinci Projects You Can Build Yourself<\/strong><\/em> explores the life, times, and ideas of Leonardo da Vinci through more than 30 building and crafts projects that focus on Leonardo’s amazing inventions.<\/p>\n Children are introduced to the major figures and discoveries of the Italian Renaissance as they learn how to build inventions such as a camera obscura, shoes to walk on water, a “helical air screw,” and more. Most of the building can be done with simple household supplies and minimal adult supervision, and the result is a working model of the original invention.<\/p>\n Detailed, step-by-step instructions, illustrations and diagrams, and templates for each project are interspersed with historical facts, biographies, anecdotes, and trivia about the real-life models, offering kids and adults alike a hands-on way to experience the remarkable genius of Leonardo da Vinci.<\/p>\n Interesting Facts about Leonardo da Vinci <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Children explore the incredible mind of Leonardo da Vinci through hands-on building projects and activities. Detailed step-by-step instructions and diagrams for projects from armored tanks and gliders to drawing machines are presented with historical facts about Leonardo and the Renaissance. A wonderful book focusing on inventions in their historical context. For students ages 8 and up….Size: 8 x 10, paper, 128 pages, two-color fully illustrated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":357,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","spay_email":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kidsart.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/356"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kidsart.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kidsart.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kidsart.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=356"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kidsart.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/357"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kidsart.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=356"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n(Adapted from Amazing Leonardo da Vinci Inventions You Can Build Yourself<\/em><\/strong>)<\/p>\n\n