· We three kings of Orient are; Bearing gifts we traverse afar, Field and fountain, moor and mountain, Following yonder star. Over two thousand years ago, three great kings journeyed across the desert, riding through the heat of day and dark of night. Each from a different region, each beckoned by the same gleaming star, each bearing treasures Pages: The beloved Christmas carol, 'We Three Kings,' was written in , and celebrates the wise men's journey and the first Christmas night. Internationally renowned artist Gennady Spirin pays his own type of homage with paintings so exquisitely detailed and wrought that they, too, are a gift--to that baby in the manger and to you. Over two thousand years ago, three great kings journeyed across 5/5(1). We Three Kings. Over two thousand years ago, three great kings journeyed across the desert, riding through the heat of day and dark of night. Each from a different region, each beckoned by the same gleaming star, each bearing treasures, each wishing to welcome a newborn asleep in a manger’s hay — a baby named Jesus, who would change the world.
4. We Three Kings - by Gennady Spirin. 5. Christmas Tapestry - by Patricia Polacco. 6. The Twelve Days of Christmas - by Jan Brett. 7. An Orange for Frankie - by Patricia Polacco. 8. The Wild Christmas Reindeer - by Jan Brett. 9. The Little Fir Tree - by Margaret Wise Brown. Who's That Knocking on Christmas Eve - by Jan. Gennady Spirin () is a Russian painter and children's book illustrator. A graduate of the Surikov School of Fine Art in Moscow and the Moscow Stroganov Institute of Art, he is noted for his unique style of watercolor illustration. He has illustrated works by classic authors such as William Shakespeare, Anton Chekhov and Leo Tolstoy as. We Three Kings by Gennady Spirin. Spirin's stunning book is simple in concept and sumptuous in execution, by setting the lyrics of the famous carol 'We Three Kings' to extraordinary artwork. With lush jewel tones and intricate detail, which is reminiscent of a medieval manuscript, kids will be able to read, or sing, along while getting swept.
The beloved Christmas carol, 'We Three Kings,' was written in , and celebrates the wise men's journey and the first Christmas night. Internationally renowned artist Gennady Spirin pays his own type of homage with paintings so exquisitely detailed and wrought that they, too, are a gift--to that baby in the manger and to you. We three kings of Orient are; Bearing gifts we traverse afar, Field and fountain, moor and mountain, Following yonder star. Over two thousand years ago, three great kings journeyed across the desert, riding through the heat of day and dark of night. Each from a different region, each beckoned by the same gleaming star, each bearing treasures, each wishing to welcome a newborn asleep in a manger's hay -- a baby named Jesus, who would change the world. Russian-born and educated artist Gennady Spirin, whose previous picture-book forays into the world of Christmas include The Twelve Days of Christmas, The Night Before Christmas, and The Christmas Story (not to mention the holiday collection, Joy to the World: A Family Christmas Treasury), here turns his attention to that beloved Christmas carol, We Three Kings of Orient Are. Using the lyrics of the song as his text, Spirin depicts the Three Kings (or Magi), their marvelous gifts of gold.
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