A review by jillcd
The First Drawing by Mordicai Gerstein
5.0
"Some of the oldest drawings ever found were made more than thirty thousand years ago in a cave in southern France."
Upon opening the book, that is what you read and beneath is a picture of a modern day boy with his dog looking a t sketch of a woolly mammoth. Gerstein invites us to imagine how those drawings appeared. He makes us think, "What if…." His boy character reminds me of imaginative kids I have had and the way the see the world. I LOVED the illustrations in this book; they are dynamic, colorful, and humorous. The story of the boy drawing on the cave wall is delightful and begs for a discussion. I can think of many activities I could do using this book as a starting place. I know I could even read this aloud to older students and highly recommend it.
Upon opening the book, that is what you read and beneath is a picture of a modern day boy with his dog looking a t sketch of a woolly mammoth. Gerstein invites us to imagine how those drawings appeared. He makes us think, "What if…." His boy character reminds me of imaginative kids I have had and the way the see the world. I LOVED the illustrations in this book; they are dynamic, colorful, and humorous. The story of the boy drawing on the cave wall is delightful and begs for a discussion. I can think of many activities I could do using this book as a starting place. I know I could even read this aloud to older students and highly recommend it.