Resnick, Mike. Lady with an alien; an encounter with Leonardo da Vinci.RESNICK, Mike. Lady with an alien; an encounter with Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci (də vĭn`chē, Ital. lāōnär`dō dä vēn`chē), 1452–1519, Italian painter, sculptor, architect, musician, engineer, and scientist, b. near Vinci, a hill village in Tuscany. . (Art Encounters.) Watson-Guptill. 156p. illus, bibliog. c2005.0-8230-0407-4. $15.95. JS* Resnick, of SF fame, writes with wit and intelligence about a 16-year-old boy named Mario from the future (2523 AD) traveling back in time to meet Leonardo da Vinci as he is in the midst Adv. 1. in the midst - the middle or central part or point; "in the midst of the forest"; "could he walk out in the midst of his piece?" midmost of painting Lady with an Ermine Lady with an Ermine is a 1485 painting by Leonardo da Vinci. Its subject is Cecilia Gallerani, the mistress of Lodovico Sforza, Duke of Milan. The painting is one of only four female portraits Leonardo painted (the other three being the Mona Lisa . Mario's pet, an ermine-like creature from another planet, has escaped through time too, and da Vinci da Vinci Surgery A surgical robot for performing certain surgeries–eg, mitral valve repair and laparoscopic procedures–eg, cholecystectomy and gastric ulcer repair. See Laparoscopic surgery, Robotics, Surgical robot. is quite taken by the strange little animal. It is this pet who becomes the "ermine ermine, name for a number of northern species of weasel having white coats in winter, and highly prized for their white fur. It most commonly refers to the white phase of Mustela erminea, called short-tailed weasel in North America and stoat in the Old World. " in da Vinci's portrait, cleverly disguised by the master. Since da Vinci's restless mind is endlessly curious, meeting someone from the far future doesn't frighten him--instead he is fascinated by anything Mario can tell him. Resnick weaves in all kinds of encounters: with Machiavelli, for instance. At one point, Mario asks Leonardo if he is interested in codes, or secret societies, or the Holy Grail--but that's just a humorous aside. Mario, whose own world is filled with the artificial, enjoys eating the "real" food and observing the bustling bus·tle 1 intr. & tr.v. bus·tled, bus·tling, bus·tles To move or cause to move energetically and busily. n. Excited and often noisy activity; a stir. street life of the Renaissance, especially in the presence of a genius. Anyone reading the story will enjoy being with da Vinci just as Mario does. The book includes factual information about Leonardo da Vinci's life and work. A most successful encounter! Claire Rosser, KLIATT J--Recommended for junior high school students. The contents are of particular interest to young adolescents and their teachers. S--Recommended for senior high school students. *--The asterisk highlights exceptional books. |
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