Afterward, Everything Was Different : A Tale Of The Pleistocene Jairo Buitrago
STARRED Reviews in Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, Booklist, Shelf AwarenessA Best Book of the YearKirkus, The Times of LondonThis "beautifully illustrated, nearly wordless book" (New York Times) set in the dawn of human life imagines how art and storytelling were born from the power of one young girls observation. Once upon a time, during the Pleistocene, somewhere between twoandahalf million and ten thousand years ago, small groups of people traveled their known world, hunting for food, seeking shelter, and slowly becoming more like the people we are today. As far back as 40,000 years ago (and maybe even earlier) people began drawing pictures on cave walls. And a bit later, they carved images onto stones. Some pictures are of humans, usually drawn as stick figures, but most are of animals. We dont know their purpose, though in some cases, evidence seems to suggest they were used for storytelling. But when we look at these pictures, we cant help but admire the extraordinary talent of the first artists. They arent just scratches on the wall. They are great art. In this book of few words, we follow a young girl who notices everything that happens around her as her people search for a cave to shelter for the winter. And we can believe that she feels the absolute necessity to draw what she has seen and to tell stories. Afterward, Everything was Different featuresBackmatter explaining what we knowand dont knowabout cave drawings. Stunning black and white illustrations of life during... | Jairo Buitrago Afterward, Everything was Different : A Tale From the Pleistocene
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STARRED Reviews in Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, Booklist, Shelf AwarenessA Best Book of the YearKirkus, The Times of LondonThis "beautifully illustrated, nearly wordless book" (New York Times) set in the dawn of human life imagines how art and storytelling were born from the power of one young girls observation. Once upon a time, during the Pleistocene, somewhere between twoandahalf million and ten thousand years ago, small groups of people traveled their known world, hunting for food, seeking shelter, and slowly becoming more like the people we are today. As far back as 40,000 years ago (and maybe even earlier) people began drawing pictures on cave walls. And a bit later, they carved images onto stones. Some pictures are of humans, usually drawn as stick figures, but most are of animals. We dont know their purpose, though in some cases, evidence seems to suggest they were used for storytelling. But when we look at these pictures, we cant help but admire the extraordinary talent of the first artists. They arent just scratches on the wall. They are great art. In this book of few words, we follow a young girl who notices everything that happens around her as her people search for a cave to shelter for the winter. And we can believe that she feels the absolute necessity to draw what she has seen and to tell stories. Afterward, Everything was Different featuresBackmatter explaining what we knowand dont knowabout cave drawings. Stunning black and white illustrations of life during... | Jairo Buitrago Afterward, Everything was Different : A Tale From the Pleistocene
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STARRED Reviews in Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, Booklist, Shelf AwarenessA Best Book of the YearKirkus, The Times of LondonThis "beautifully illustrated, nearly wordless book" (New York Times) set in the dawn of human life imagines how art and storytelling were born from the power of one young girls observation. Once upon a time, during the Pleistocene, somewhere between twoandahalf million and ten thousand years ago, small groups of people traveled their known world, hunting for food, seeking shelter, and slowly becoming more like the people we are today. As far back as 40,000 years ago (and maybe even earlier) people began drawing pictures on cave walls. And a bit later, they carved images onto stones. Some pictures are of humans, usually drawn as stick figures, but most are of animals. We dont know their purpose, though in some cases, evidence seems to suggest they were used for storytelling. But when we look at these pictures, we cant help but admire the extraordinary talent of the first artists. They arent just scratches on the wall. They are great art. In this book of few words, we follow a young girl who notices everything that happens around her as her people search for a cave to shelter for the winter. And we can believe that she feels the absolute necessity to draw what she has seen and to tell stories. Afterward, Everything was Different featuresBackmatter explaining what we knowand dont knowabout cave drawings. Stunning black and white illustrations of life during... | Jairo Buitrago Afterward, Everything was Different : A Tale From the Pleistocene
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format | picture book |
Language | english |
Brand | Greystone Books, Canada |
type | book |
Color | multicolor |
Gender | unisex |
Size | small |
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