you Probably Know That Leonardo Da Vinci Painted The Mona Lisa. Did You Know That He Also Invented An Early Version Of A Helicopter And A Tank, And That He Planned To Execute The Time Warp Trio For Spying On His Inventions? Sam’s Bright Idea To Look For The Inventor Of The Book Takes The Guys To 15th Century Italy To Meet Up With Leonardo. But It’s Going To Take At Least Three More Bright Ideas, Two Magic Tricks, And One Great Invention To Get Them Out Of Trouble And Safely Back Home. If Not, It Could Be A Lifetime Of Italian Army Toilet-cleaning Detail For Joe, Sam, And Fred.

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dialogue Filled With Preteen Banter Makes This Mixed Genre Story A Speedy Read. Scieszka’s Characters Have A Playground Mentality, And Mccauley’s Drawings Reveal The Text Like The Doodles Of A Sixth Grade Inventor. There Is A Lot More Fiction Than History In This Tale Of Three Brooklyn Friends Who Are Experienced Time Travelers. Joe, Fred, And Sam Are In Search Of Leonardo Da Vinci In The Early 16th Century. They Believe He Can Finally Explain The Warps In Time And Space. The Inventive Process Is An Important Message Here. Genius Flows Mostly From Necessity, And Leonardo’s Ideas Come From Simple Observations In The Everyday World. As In All The Time Warp Trio Stories, The Key Is A Simple Notebook With A Swirling Green Mist. In The End, It Is The Boys Who Inspire Completion Of Leonardo’s man In The Universe, And The Inventor Denies A Connection To The Mysteries Of Their Notebook. 2004, Viking/penguin Group, Ages 9 To 12.

Publish Date : 2006-03-23