By Grahame Baker-Smith (author)
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Solveig lives on an island where white mountains echo with ancient stories of snow and ice. And yet her world has a fiery heart, created from the ashes of exploding stars and cosmic heat... The Flickering Fires is the story of fire - how it has shaped Earth and the lives of all its inhabitants, from the first sparks of creation to the harnessing of fire for cooking, protection and warmth.
As we journey through millennia, we see its powerful force through the Copper Age, the Bronze Age and the Iron Age all the way to present day. From tools to tablets, the steam engine to rockets - fire is at the heart of it all.
STOP PRESS ! Grahame is the winner of the Greenaway Medal 2011
Grahame Baker Smith studied at Berkshire College of Art and Design. Deciding to pursue a career as a freelance illustrator meant that he had to teach himself the craft of illustration, working in a tiny Oxford bedsit and often buying his paints instead of the paraffin for his heater.
Grahame has now illustrated a number of adult titles (including an H.G. Wells trilogy), does regular illustration work for magazines and creates stunning children’s book illustrations. Constantly experimenting with different styles of illustration, Grahame likes to challenge conventional boundaries with his artwork. Grahame illustrated the magical picture book Leon and the Place Between , written by Angela McAllister. Farther, which uses photographic collage and illustration, is the first book that Grahame has written and illustrated. It won the Greenaway Medal in 2011. Constantly experimenting with different styles of illustration, Grahame likes to challenge the conventional boundaries with his artwork. Grahame is also busy writing and illustrating a groundbreaking new project – an epic adventure called Tales from Terramaunia .
Grahame currently lives in Bath, with his wife Linda.
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Solveig lives on an island where white mountains echo with ancient stories of snow and ice. And yet her world has a fiery heart, created from the ashes of exploding stars and cosmic heat...The Flickering Fires is the story of fire - how it has shaped Earth and the lives of all its inhabitants, from the first sparks of creation to the harnessing of fire for cooking, protection and warmth.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed The Flickering Fires and determined it is suitable for children aged 5-8 years old
The Flickering Fires features in the following genres: Featured Books for 5+ readers, Featured Books for 7+ readers, The Natural World, Children’s picture books, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Discovery and exploration, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Physical world, Recommendations, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Children’s: picture books, activity books, early learning concepts, History
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The Flickering Fires was written by Grahame Baker-Smith and published by Templar Books an imprint of Bonnier Books UK
The Flickering Fires has 40 pages
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