The First Drawing
Author(s): Mordicai Gerstein
In 1994, the Cave of Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc was discovered, filled with the oldest known drawings in existence at that time, made 30,000 years ago. In that same cave, prehistoric footprints were discovered: those of an 8-year-old child and a wolf. From these astonishing facts, THE FIRST DRAWING was born. In this beautiful picture book, Caldecott Medal-winning author/illustrator Mordicai Gerstein imagines one possible way drawing was invented. The young boy that stars in this story has such a vivid imagination that he sees images everywhere - clouds, stones and smoke look like animals to him. His parents, however, don't share his enthusiasm and wish he would be more down to earth. However the boy cannot contain his enthusiasm and one night grabs a smoky stick and "traces" the image he sees on a cave wall. Lo and behold: the world's first drawing. The First Drawing is a story sure to inspire any artist, young or old, as well as anyone with a dream to do something new and different.
General Information
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- : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
- : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
- : 0.467
- : 01 August 2013
- : United States
- : 01 November 2013
- : books
Other Specifications
- : Mordicai Gerstein
- : Hardback
- : English
- : 40
- : Illustrated throughout
More About The Product
A Caldecott-winning illustrator's inspiring and imaginative story about the invention of drawing, told through the eyes of an 8-year-old boy.
*"Gerstein's mixed-media spreads feature a mostly blue and brown palette, and thin, rainbow-hued brushstrokes add texture and vividness....Artists see the world differently, but Gerstein suggests their true gift lies in allowing others to share in their visions."-- "Publishers Weekly, s"tarred review
Mordicai Gerstein was awarded the 2004 Caldecott Medal for The Man Who Walked Between the Towers. How to Paint the Portrait of a Bird was an ALA Notable book. He lives in Northampton, Massachusetts.
