About
Leslie William Gates was born in Aylesbury, England in 1949. In 1972 he graduated from Keble College, Oxford University with an Honours degree in Mathematics. The following year he completed a Post-graduate Certificate in Education at Exeter University.
Les has toured the world extensively and has spent more than twelve years in the Solomon Islands and nine years in New Zealand.
For most of his working life Les has been a High School teacher of mathematics in New Zealand, England and the Solomon Islands. In 1998, he was appointed Principal of King George VI National Secondary School, Honiara, Solomon Islands.
Les married Sarah in 1986. They have three children and three grandchildren.
Les is now living in New Zealand and is pursuing a new career as an author and freelance writer/editor. His fantasy novel, 'Windows on Our World, Part 1: Hope' is written under the pen name of Les Bill Gates.
My Fingerpaint Masterpiece Coloring Book
Description
<p>Have you ever seen a "work of art" worth millions, which looks like something your child just brought home from school?</p><p>The dual perspective of "Beauty Is in the Eye of the Beholder" and just a little bit of "The Emperor's New Clothes" is evident in this clever artwork story of a child who paints a fingerpaint print in class and then loses it in the wind on the way home.</p><p>Illustrated from the point of view of a child, whose identity is left to the imagination of the reader since all of the illustrations are what the child sees, the fingerpaint print is interpreted by official "judges" as well as by bystanders. Should people be influenced by what others see, or use their own self-esteem to make their own judgments? This coloring book version allows children to illustrate their own version of the book, and even to create a "masterpiece" of their own!</p><p>This is the fourth rhyming children's coloring book by this award-winning author, whose other bestselling books include David's ADHD, My Little Angel, The Golden Rule, Mice & Spiders & Webs...Oh My!, Manner-Man, Gimme-Jimmy, The Magic Word, Peter and the Whimper-Whineys and Santa's Birthday Gift.</p><p><strong>About The Author:</strong> Former teacher Sherrill S. Cannon has won over 100 awards for her previous rhyming books and coloring books, and is also the author of 7 published and internationally performed plays for elementary school children. She has been called "a modern day Dr. Seuss." - GTMA Review</p>
Story Behind The Book
The death of Queen Sofee and the rebirth of The One Prophet, Quexitoxeri, provide the catalyst for the unmaking of the old man Sacumed and the mule Faithful, releasing the ancient staffs Umed and Fulsac and restoring Faith to the Land.
Squire had returned to the Land; and Sohan, who once again sat as the One Prophet, Quexitoxeri, in Thymas Convent, used her aura to assist the wizard twins in casting the spell to unmake the mule Faithful and the old man Sacumed, in restoring Faith to the Land, and releasing the ancient staffs Umed and Fulsac to be used once again in reestablishing good.
