TY - BOOK AU - Barretta,Gene TI - Neo Leo: the ageless ideas of Leonardo da Vinci SN - 9780805087031 (hbk. : alk. paper) AV - T 40 .L46 B37 2009 U1 - 609.2 PY - 2009/// CY - New York PB - Henry Holt KW - Leonardo, KW - Inventors KW - Italy KW - Biography KW - Juvenile literature KW - Inventions KW - History N1 - "Christy Ottaviano books."; Contains several examples of mirror writing; Col. ill. on lining papers; Includes filmography and bibliographical references; Narrator: Kirby Ward ; Music by Bruce Zimmerman N2 - Cleverly shows how Leonardo's ideas foreshadowed modern inventions. At once an artist, inventor, engineer, and scientist, Leonardo da Vinci wrote and drew detailed descriptions of what would later become hang gliders, automobiles, robots, and much more ER -