Review of
Da Wild, Da Crazy, Da Vinci, by Jon Scieszka, ISBN 9780142404652
Four out of five stars
Joe, Sam and Fred
have a book that when they open it emits a vapor that will serve as a time
machine. In this adventure, they go back in time to Italy during the life of
Leonardo Da Vinci. Considered by many to be the all-time greatest breadth of
talent, Da Vinci had a wild imagination, a sound scientific mind and the skills
of the most talented of artists.
When they go back,
they have no trouble finding Da Vinci, unfortunately they also meet Lord Borgia,
Captain Nassti and Niccolo Machiavelli. The minds of these people are on war
and the power to make more effective war, so they have no interest in anything
that is not a war machine. Therefore, the Time Warp Trio ends up cleaning the
toilets in the army of Lord Borgia. It is only after they come up with some
clever ruses that they recover the book that allows them to return to their
proper time.
History presented in
an accurate and interesting way is history learned and in this case there are
some laughs included. Written for the young child, it will also teach some
basic history about one of the greatest personalities of history.
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