Leonardo Divinci

Hello there! My name is Leonardo, and I come from a beautiful country called Italy. When I was a boy, I lived in a small town, and oh, how I loved to wander! I’d skip through fields bursting with colorful wildflowers, their sweet scent tickling my nose. I’d watch the birds dip and soar in the big blue sky, their feathers catching the sunlight. Everything I saw, I wanted to remember. So, I started to draw and paint! I’d fill my sketchbooks with the wobbly petals of daisies and the quick flutter of a robin's wings. My teacher, a very clever man named Andrea del Verrocchio, saw my drawings. He said, “Leonardo, you have a good eye for beauty!” That made me so happy. He taught me so much about painting, mixing colors like a magician to make them pop right off the page. But my mind was like a buzzing beehive, always full of questions! I loved to paint, yes, but I also loved to peek behind the curtains of the world. How did people walk? How did their bodies work? I’d sneak glances and make drawings of muscles and bones. It was like solving a puzzle! And machines! Oh, I loved thinking about machines. What if we could move heavy things with gears and levers? What if… what if we could fly like those birds I watched? I’d sketch out ideas for flying machines, with big, flapping wings, though they never quite took off the ground back then. One of my favorite paintings is of a lady with a mysterious smile. Her name is Mona Lisa. When I painted her, I tried to capture that special sparkle in her eyes and that hint of a smile that made everyone wonder what she was thinking. It was like painting a secret! I also dreamed up inventions that I hoped would help people, like a special kind of bridge or a way to lift water. Even though some of my ideas were just dreams on paper, I learned that asking questions and never giving up is the most important thing. My curiosity led me on so many adventures, and I hope it inspires you too. Keep looking, keep wondering, and keep creating! The world is full of amazing things just waiting for you to discover them, just like it was for me.