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¿Sabías que Leonardo da Vinci, además de ser el pintor de la famosísima Mona Lisa, fue un increíble inventor que revolucionó el mundo? El pequeño Leo pasó su infancia en lo que hoy es Italia, viviendo aventuras extraordinarias con su tío Checco y alimentando, poco a poco, la llama de la curiosidad que ardía dentro de él. Gracias a su talento, es aceptado en el taller del maestro Verrocchio, en Florencia, para estudiar pintura… ¡emprendiendo así el camino que lo llevaría a la corte del rey de Francia!

Read about the incredible life of Walt Disney in this addition to the #1 New York Times best-selling Who Was? series. Walt Disney always loved to entertain people. Often it got him into trouble. Once he painted pictures with tar on the side of his family's white house. His family was poor, and...

Leonardo da Vinci was a gifted painter, talented musician, and dedicated scientist and inventor, designing flying machines, submarines, and even helicopters. Yet he had a hard time finishing things, a problem anyone can relate to. Only thirteen paintings are known to be his; as for the...

Claude Monet is considered one of the most influential artists of all time. He is a founder of the French Impressionist art movement, and today his paintings sell for millions of dollars. While Monet was alive, however, his work was often criticized and he struggled financially. With over one...

An educational podcast for children in which we travel back in time to 1656 to visit the Spanish Golden Age and meet one of the greatest painters in Spanish history: Diego Velázquez. In this episode of "History Has a Voice," we will land in the court of Madrid to talk to the creator of "Las Meninas." Velázquez was born in Seville in 1599 and began training in the art of painting at the age of 11.

Over a long, turbulent life, Picasso continually discovered new ways of seeing the world and translating it into art. A restless genius, he went through a blue period, a rose period, and a Cubist phase. He made collages, sculptures out of everyday objects, and beautiful ceramic plates. True...

Did you know Shel Silverstein drew cartoons in a military newspaper while serving in the army? Discover how an aspiring writer and cartoonist went on to become a best-selling children's author.

In 1953, Esref Armagan was born completely blind to a poor family in Istanbul, Turkey. He received no formal education, and spent his childhood days in his father's shop where he developed the curiosity to create and draw. He experienced the world through touch, and learned to visually reproduce his surroundings, including color, shadows, and perspective, with his hands. The blind artist's story will be an inspiration to young artists of all abilities.

Inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger comes a chapter book series about women who spoke up and rose up against the odds--including Maya Lin! Maya Lin is known throughout the world as the creator of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in...

Explore the life and career of writer and poet Jerry Pinkney, author of Soapstone Signs.

It’s 1983, and American artist Joan Mitchell is in her studio outside Paris, transforming her emotions and memories into a symphony of colors and shapes.

A lively, colorful picture book biography detailing the life of one of children’s literature’s most celebrated and decorated authors, complete with extensive backmatter. Before famed author/illustrator Leo Lionni was anything--a Caldecott medalist, an artist, a graphic designer--he was a boy...

Podcast educativo para niños en el que viajamos en el tiempo hasta el año 1656 para visitar el Siglo de Oro español y conocer a uno de los mejores pintores de la historia: Diego Velázquez. En este episodio nos adentraremos en los secretos de Las Meninas, una obra inmensa donde él mismo se pintó para reivindicar que los artistas no son simples artesanos, sino creadores. Un viaje inspirador para aprender a encontrar la belleza en lo cotidiano y mirar a los demás con respeto.

Educational podcast for children in which we travel to Renaissance Italy, more than 500 years ago, to meet one of the most brilliant minds in history: Leonardo da Vinci. In this episode of "History Has a Voice," we will land in Florence to discover how one man could be a painter, inventor, anatomist, and architect all at the same time. Leonardo da Vinci was born in 1452 in the village of Vinci and was a self-taught child who learned by observing nature, from the flight of birds to the flow of water.

Podcast educativo para niños en el que viajamos a la Italia del Renacimiento, hace más de 500 años, para conocer a una de las mentes más brillantes de la historia: Leonardo da Vinci. En este episodio de "La Historia tiene voz" aterrizaremos en Florencia para descubrir cómo un solo hombre pudo ser pintor, inventor, anatomista y arquitecto al mismo tiempo. Leonardo nació en 1452 en la villa de Vinci y fue un niño autodidacta que aprendió observando la naturaleza: desde el vuelo de los pájaros hasta el fluir del agua.

Theresa Bernstein discovered her love for art at age seven when she drew her first portrait. As a teenager, her photographic memory and sketching skills earned her recognition in art school. After moving to New York, Theresa faced sexism in the art world but persevered. Using the name "T. Bernstein" to hide her gender, she gained attention for her work.

‘You could become the greatest living painter. Your paintings would be treasured for ever.’ Those were the words Lilias Trotter heard from John Ruskin, one of the world’s most established art critics. She had to make a choice between her talent and her calling. Both were gifts from God. In...

A picture book biography of beloved Chinese American photographer Corky Lee, written by APALA-award winner Julie Leung. In the 1960s, young Chinese American Corky Lee flips through an encyclopedia and learns about the Transcontinental Railroad and the Chinese migrant workers who helped build it...

Be inspired by the magical life of Studio Ghibli founder Hayao Miyazaki, whose astounding filmography includes My Neighbor Totoro, Spirited Away, Kiki's Delivery Service, and Howl's Moving Castle. Hayao Miyazaki was born in 1941 in the Hongō district of Tokyo, Japan. By middle school, Hayao had...

In the mid-nineteenth century, most women who weren’t raising families became teachers or nurses. But Clara Driscoll longed to be an artist, drawing inspiration from nature: from every flower, weed, dragonfly, and even cobweb, on her family’s farm. In 1888, Clara was hired at the renowned Tiffany Glass Company, where Mr. Louis Comfort Tiffany was known for creating gorgeous stained-glass windows for churches, theaters, and libraries. Impressed by her talent at choosing and cutting glass, Mr. Tiffany eventually put Clara in charge of her own staff of 35 women designers.