The First Drawing

By Mordicai Gerstein

Book Overview

Imagine you were born before the invention of drawing, more than thirty thousand years ago. You would live with your whole family in a cave and see woolly mammoths walk by You might even see images of animals hidden in the shapes of clouds and rocks. You would want to share these pictures with your family, but wouldn't know how. Who would have made the world's first drawing? Would it have been you? In The First Drawing , Caldecott Medal winner Mordicai Gerstein imagines the discovery of drawing...and inspires the young dreamers and artists of today.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316204781
• ISBN13: 9780316204781
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.7" x 11.1"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Fantastic

I use this book in my art studio to introduce a lesson on cave painting. It takes a few pages, but kids of all ages get sucked into this book and its wonderful storyline and illustrations. We all love it!