Leonardo da Vinci for Kids: His Life and Ideas, 21 Activities

Leonardo da Vinci for Kids: His Life and Ideas, 21 Activities — page 7
Detail from Study for a Madonna and Child Leonardo da Vinci 1478 Uncle Francesco was only sixteen years older than Leonardo Though he was young he ran the family estate He supervised the work in the fields where they raised olives grapes and wheat Leonardo adored his uncle and followed him everywhere It seemed to Leonardo that Francesco knew everything As the boy and his uncle tramped through the vine yards and fields Francesco taught Leonardo the names and uses of plants and herbs the signs of approaching weather and the habits of the wild ani mals who lived in the hills around Vinci Francesco never tired of the curious boy’s constant