In 1994 the Cave of Chauvet-Pont-d' Arc was discovered filled with the oldest known drawings in existence at that time made 30000 years ago In that same cave prehistoric footprints were discovered those of an 8-year-old child & a wolf From these astonishing facts THE FIRST DRAWING was born In this beautiful picture book Caldecott Medal-winning authorillustrator 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 & smoke look like animals to him His parents however don't share his enthusiasm & wish he would be more down to earth However the boy cannot contain his enthusiasm & one night grabs a smoky stick & "traces" the image he sees on a cave wall Lo & 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 & different
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An easter EGGS-travaganza from bestselling authors Adam & Charlotte Guillain with illustrations by rising star Pippa Curnick Poor Easter Chick works so hard to make Easter eggs for everyone but the Easter Bunny always gets all the credit 32 pages Guillain Adam ...

' The following year Qin unified all under Heaven & the title of August Emperor was immediately adopted' The short-lived Qin dynasty unified China in 221 BC & created an imperial legacy that lasted until 1911 The extraordinary story of the First Emperor founder of the dynasty is told in the Historical Records of Sima Qian the Grand Historiographer & the most famous Chinese historian He describes the Emperor's birth & the assassination attempt on his life as well as the political & often brutal events that led to the founding of the dynasty & its aftermath Sima Qian recounts the building of the Great Wall the 'burning of the books' & the construction of the First Emperor's magnificent tomb a tomb now world famous since the discovery of the terracotta warriors in 1974 Sima Qian's love of anecdote ensures that his history is never dull & Raymond Dawson's fluent translation captures his lively & vivid style Chronicling recent archaeological developments & questioning Sima Qian's biases K E Brashier's preface highlights the importance of the Grand Historiographer's account & Dawson's translation in the twenty-first century ABOUT THE SERIES For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study & much more ...

Featured in the Richard & Judy Book Club Featured in the Waterstones Book Club Featured on BBC Radio 2 Book Club Harry August is on his deathbed Again No matter what he does or the decisions he makes when death comes Harry always returns to where he began a child with all the knowledge of a life he has already lived a dozen times before Nothing ever changes Until now As Harry nears the end of his eleventh life a little girl appears at his bedside 'I nearly missed you Doctor August' she says 'I need to send a message' This is the story of what Harry does next & what he did before & how he tries to save a past he cannot change & a future he cannot allow Praise for Claire North' North's talent shines out' Sunday Times' Little short of a masterpiece' Independent' Poignant & intensely gripping' Guardian' Well-paced brilliant & balanced' New York Times' Extraordinary wildly impressive' Lucy Hughes-Hallett BBC Radio 4' Utterly readable utterly believable & compelling one of the fiction highlights of the decade' Judy Finnigan Richard & Judy Book Club Also by Claire North Novels Touch The Sudden Appearance of Hope (winner of the World Fantasy Award 2017) The End of the Day (shortlisted for the Sunday Times PFD Young Writer of the Year Award 2017) Digital novellas The Serpent Gameshouse Novella 1 The Thief Gameshouse Novella 2 The Master Gameshouse Novella 3 ...

An educator must stand up for the rights of an unusual student in this drama from director Justin Chadwick which is based on a true story In 2002 the government of Kenya announces that free education will be available to the nation's children for the first time & as principal Jane Obinchu (Naomie Harris) enrolls hundreds of new first grade students in her ramshackle school she's greeted by one prospective student who stands out -- N'gan'ga Maruge (Oliver Litondo) who is eighty-four years old Maruge is illiterate & wants the chance to improve himself before it's too late; Obinchu initially turns him away but Maruge isn't easily dissuaded & after he keeps returning to the school Obinchu agrees to let him enroll When word gets out that an octogenarian farmer is attending Obinchu's school as a first grader many in the community are puzzled & outraged & the news media picks up on the story turning it into a nationwide controversy But Maruge stands firm & as others learn his remarkable story -- he was a rebel soldier who fought for Kenya's freedom during the colonial era -- his need to educate himself no longer seems like the eccentric whim of an old man ...

Number one bestselling author David Walliams presents this explosively funny space adventure for children of 3 & up Illustrated by artistic genius Tony Ross & hilariously read by the author himself Warning very silly sound-effects included! Two big hippos One ENORMOUS dream Who can make it to the moon first?3 2 1 BLAST OFF! Introducing a wonderfully charming & funny new picture book from two superstars! ...

From Number One bestselling picture book duo David Walliams & Tony Ross comes this explosively funny space adventure for children of 3 & up Two big hippos One ENORMOUS dream Who can make it to the moon first?3 2 1 BLAST OFF! Introducing a wonderfully charming & funny new picture book from two superstars! ...

From Number One bestselling picture book duo David Walliams & Tony Ross comes this explosively funny space adventure for children of 3 & up Two big hippos One ENORMOUS dream Who can make it to the moon first?3 2 1 BLAST OFF! Introducing a wonderfully charming & funny new picture book from two superstars! ...

'A brilliant study of a brilliant woman' LUCY WORSLEY History has forgotten Caroline of Ansbach yet in her lifetime she was compared frequently to Elizabeth I & considered by some as the cleverest queen consort Britain ever had' The intellectual superior of her buffoonish husband George II Caroline is credited with hastening the Enlightenment to Britain through her sponsorship of red-hot debates about science religion philosophy & the nature of the universe Encouraged by Lady Mary Wortley Montagu she championed inoculation; inspired by her friends Leibniz & Samuel Clarke she mugged up on Newtonian physics; she embraced a salon culture which promoted developments in music literature & garden design; she was a regular theatre-goer who loved the opera gambling & dancing Her intimates marvelled at the breadth of her interests She was said Lord Egmont curious in everything' Caroline acted as Regent four times while her husband returned to Hanover & during those periods she possessed authority over all domestic matters No subsequent royal woman has exercised power on such a scale So why has history forgotten this extraordinary queen? In this magnificent biography the first for over seventy years Matthew Dennison seeks to reverse this neglect The First Iron Lady uncovers the complexities of Caroline's multifaceted life the child of a minor German princeling who through intelligence determination & a dash of sex appeal rose to occupy one of the great positions of the world & did so with distinction elan & a degree of cynical realism It is a remarkable portrait of an eighteenth-century woman of great political astuteness & ambition a radical icon of female power ...

A beautiful box set containing SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author Joe Abercrombie's epic fantasy trilogy THE BLADE ITSELF BEFORE THEY ARE HANGED & LAST ARGUMENT OF KINGS Abercrombie Joe ...