Adapted from the journals of Leonardo, readers get a sense of the artist’s thinking and his inventive original ideas for machines, buildings and even a robot of sorts, that he did not get to build but dreamed of as possibilities. Within the covers of this amazing book, Leonardo’s dreams take form in sturdy three-dimensional pop-ups that are engineered of paper. His Flying Ship, Mechanical Man, and all the others fairly float above the pages. A coffee table book that will inspire young science minded readers as well as adults

Age: Later School Years, Tweens. Award Year: 2009. Click here to purchase the product on Amazon.com.