The First Drawing
The First Drawing
4.0/5
Goodreads

The First Drawing

Written by Mordicai Gerstein
Hardcover
$18.99
$17.66
4 - 8
Reading age
40
Page count
Sep 10, 2013
Publication date

Buy from other retailers

AmazonBookshop

What's This Book About

Publisher Summary

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.

What Kind of Book is The First Drawing

Topics

artimaginationdrawingprehistoric timesdinosaurs and prehistoric creaturesimagination and playcave dwellers

Reviews

    Book Lists That Include This Book

    The Creative Behind the Book

    What Has Mordicai Gerstein Said About This Book

    Nothing yet! Let Mordicai Gerstein know that you want to hear from them about their book.

    More Books by Mordicai Gerstein

      picture • 40 Pages
      The Wild Boy
      Mordicai Gerstein
      picture • 40 Pages
      The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
      5.0
      Mordicai Gerstein
      picture • 40 Pages
      Night World
      Mordicai Gerstein
      picture • 40 Pages
      Applesauce Season
      Mordicai Gerstein
      picture • 48 Pages
      A Book
      4.8
      Mordicai Gerstein
      picture • 40 Pages
      The Boy and the Whale
      4.5
      Mordicai Gerstein
      picture • 40 Pages
      How to Bicycle to the Moon to Plant Sunflowers: A Simple But Brilliant Plan in 24 Easy Steps
      Mordicai Gerstein
      picture • 32 Pages
      Moose, Goose, and Mouse
      4.0
      Mordicai Gerstein, Jeff Mack
      View more

    Other Books You Might Enjoy If You Liked This Book

      picture • 40 Pages
      Fossil
      Bill Thomson
      picture • 40 Pages
      When I Draw a Panda
      5.2
      Amy June Bates
      picture • 32 Pages
      Draw!
      5.0
      Raúl Colón
      picture • 40 Pages
      Sam & Eva
      5.0
      Debbie Ridpath Ohi
      picture • 32 Pages
      Flora's Tree House
      5.0
      Gabriel Alborozo
      picture • 40 Pages
      Andrew Drew and Drew
      Barney Saltzberg
      picture • 34 Pages
      Harold and the Purple Crayon
      6.1
      Series
      Crockett Johnson
      picture • 48 Pages
      Caveboy Crush
      5.5
      Beth Ferry, Joseph Kuefler
      picture • 32 Pages
      Willow
      5.3
      Series
      Denise Brennan-Nelson, Rosemarie Brennan, Cyd Moore
      picture • 32 Pages
      Purple, Green and Yellow
      Robert Munsch

    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780316204781
    Publication Date
    September 10, 2013
    Publisher
    Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
    Page Count
    40
    Audience
    Picture
    Reading Age
    4 - 8 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2013001269

    Contribute to this page

    Core Score - 75%

    This page is starting to look fantastic!

    Depth Score - 15%

    Just the barebones.

    Improve this page

    Are you the author or illustrator? Claim your book.

    Top Contributors
    01
    @elainethelibrarian
    10

    Bookroo

    Book Clubs

    Follow Bookroo