Author(s): Michael Cox

Biography, YA,children

You've probably heard of Leonardo da Vinci...He is dead famous for: painting the most famous picture in the world -designing the first-ever flying machine - being THE all-round fabulous Renaissance Man. But have you heard that Leonardo: spent ten years making a seven-metre tall horse - thought pink was the coolest colour for clothes - loved to play practical jokes? Yes, even though he's dead, Leonardo's still full of surprises. Now you can get the inside story with Leonardo's lost notebook, flick through the pages of the Milan Messenger and discover dozens of the dazzling inventions the great man dreamed up in his amazing super-brain.