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There Was an Old Man Who Painted the Sky
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4.1 out of 5
Based on 22 Ratings and 12 Reviews

Book Description
When a child looks up to find drawings on the ceiling of a cave, she wonders how they were painted. Planets that spin, the birds and the beasts, woman and man-how did the old man in the sky paint it all? Based on the 1879 discovery of ceiling paintings in Spain's Altamira Cave, this imaginative story expresses the awe of contemplating the creation of the world and locating beauty in an unexpected ... More
Book Information
PublisherHenry Holt & Company, Inc.
BindingHardcover (2 editions)
Reading LevelAges 4-8
# of Pages32
ISBN-100805067515
ISBN-13978-0805067514
Publication Date07/21/2009
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About Teri Sloat (Author) : Teri Sloat is a published adapter, author, and an illustrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Teri Sloat include I'm a Duck!, This Is the House That Was Tidy and Neat, Berry Magi... more
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About Stefano Vitale (Illustrator) : Stefano Vitale is a published author and an illustrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Stefano Vitale include The Girl Who Helped Thunder and Other Native American Folktales (Fo... more
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