Leonardo, Beautiful Dreamer

In this richly layered picture book, award-winning author-illustrator Robert Byrd distills his extensive research and lifelong love of Leonardo da Vinci's work into a celebration of the artist's boundless imagination and intense, uncompromising investigations. Fact and anecdote bring Leonardo to life against a background of the political intrigue and flourishing culture of the Renaissance, while Byrd's brilliant illustrations capture the spirit of Leonardo's restless, probing notebooks. Sure to inspire lovers of history, art, science, and learning, this gorgeous book is a striking tribute to an irrepressible mind - and to the potential that lies in the imagination of all who are curious.