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The Flickering Fires

By Grahame Baker-Smith
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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... Read More
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A journey through life's elemental forces by Greenaway award-winner Grahame Baker-Smith.

A journey through life's elemental forces by Greenaway award-winner Grahame Baker-Smith.

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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.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781800782341

Publisher: Templar Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 November 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Templar Books

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 4.0mm

Width: 248.0mm

Height: 287.0mm

Weight: 274g

Pages: 40

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About the Author

Grahame Baker-Smith is a self-taught award-winning illustrator from Oxford who completed his training at Berkshire School of Art. He has worked in illustration for twenty years and in 2011 won the Greenaway Medal for his inspiring tale of fatherhood, FARTHER. He has illustrated numerous other picture books for Templar, including The Rhythm of the Rain which won the English 4-11 Picture Book Awards and the Greenaway shortlisted Leon and the Place Between.

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