Veritas Press Catalog 2008/2009 - (Page 34) F O U R T H G R A D E Leonardo da Vinci Diane Stanley Painter of the Mona Lisa, designer of hundreds of fascinating machines—this is the story of the model Renaissance Man. A person (and book) with whom we should all be familiar. Soft 48p 25 #255-441 $6.99 The Magna Charta James Daugherty From the original Landmark series. See how civilization was forever changed when John signed the Great Charter. Soft 181p 17 #075-070 $11.95 Monks and Mystics: Vol. 2 Chronicles of the Medieval Church Mindy and Brandon Withrow The Making of a Knight Patrick O’Brien Leonardo’s Horse Jean Fritz See page 25 for description on this series. One of our best finds. Soft 224p #560-500 $8.99 An entertaining introduction to a great man and his time. Leonardo da Vinci dreamed of sculpting a 24-foot-high bronze horse, but as history shows, he never completed the task. Learn how this dream was finally accomplished. 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