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Leonardo's Horse H
Leonardo's Horse H | Jean Fritz
9 posts | 4 read
"A scintillating sliver of history. . . . An inventive introduction to the Renaissance and one of its masters." (Publishers Weekly, starred review) "An unusual and surprisingly touching story . . . . An offbeat and intriguing read." (The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, starred review) "At times sad, silly, and telling, this is a wholly entertaining book." (School Library Journal, starred review) "Filled with engaging details of Leonardo and his world. . . . Illustrations which range from utterly recognizable scenes of Florence to the ghostly horses at Leonardo's deathbed. . . . An unusual biography for young people, and one well worth poring over . . . . A unique way of picturing a unique world . . . . An extraordinary tribute." (Kirkus Reviews, starred review)
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elijahsmith
Leonardo's Horse | Jean Fritz

“Every day Charlie could see the horse more clearly”

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elijahsmith
Leonardo's Horse H | Jean Fritz

I enjoyed the illustrations of this story.

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elijahsmith
Leonardo's Horse | Jean Fritz
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I enjoyed reading a story about Charlie and Leonardo creating their horse. It tells a story of triumph after a long time of struggling.

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mollywimmers1
Leonardo's Horse | Jean Fritz
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My favorite part was the last page when the horse took of both pages and was so grand and strong looking

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mollywimmers1
Leonardo's Horse | Jean Fritz

“At last Leonardo‘s horse was home”

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mollywimmers1
Leonardo's Horse | Jean Fritz
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I loved this book and I especially liked the shape it made it more fun. I liked this book because I feel it is inspiring that a boy that was seen as odd was actually so smart and shocked everyone I think a lot of people could relate to it

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sarabellini
Leonardo's Horse H | Jean Fritz

As a large crowd of Italians and Americans took their seats, the horse stayed in hiding. Speeches were made. The Italian national anthem was sung. Then the American national anthem. Finally, the strings anchoring the balloons were cut and the cloth rose into the sky.

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sarabellini
Leonardo's Horse H | Jean Fritz

I loved the shape of this book, it is very unique. I also loved how the illustrations helped capture the Renaissance period of history. I really enjoyed the page where Leonardo talks about how he had never achieved anything but the Mona Lisa is in the illustration in the background.

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sarabellini
Leonardo's Horse H | Jean Fritz
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This book was written about a specific creation of Leonardo da Vinci. He dreamed of building a giant horse for the Duke of Milan which was 24 feet tall but he never finished it. Many things got in his way like the war. Airplane pilot, Charlie Dent was an artist and wanted to see Leonardo's horse completed, so his horse finally made it to Milan. I thought this book brought historical figures to life.