diff --git a/lib/druid/client.rb b/lib/druid/client.rb
index e9660c5..8d5c33b 100644
--- a/lib/druid/client.rb
+++ b/lib/druid/client.rb
@@ -41,6 +41,49 @@ def query(id, &block)
       send query
     end
 
+    def select(id, from, to = Time.now, granularity = "all", page_size = 10000)
+      uri = data_source_uri(id)
+      raise "data source #{id} (currently) not available" unless uri
+
+      select_query = Query.new(id, self).query_type(:select)
+      select_query.interval(from, to)
+      select_query.granularity(granularity)
+
+      select_query.properties[:pagingSpec] = {
+        pagingIdentifiers: {},
+        threshold: page_size
+      }
+
+      done = false
+      begin
+        req = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri.path, {'Content-Type' =>'application/json'})
+        req.body = select_query.to_json
+
+        response = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port).start do |http|
+          http.read_timeout = TIMEOUT
+          http.request(req)
+        end
+
+        if response.code == "200"
+          page = JSON.parse(response.body)[0]['result']
+
+          # take the cursor and update the select_query for next round
+          # please don't ever call this a "REST API"
+          cursor = page['pagingIdentifiers']
+          cursor.each { |segment, position| cursor[segment] = position + 1}
+          select_query.properties[:pagingSpec][:pagingIdentifiers] = cursor
+
+          page['events'].each do |row|
+            yield row['event'], row['offset'], row['segmentId']
+          end
+
+          done = page['events'].size < page_size
+        else
+          raise "Request failed: #{response.code}: #{response.body}"
+        end
+      end until done
+    end
+
     def zookeeper_caching_management!(zookeeper_uri, opts)
       @zk = ZooHandler.new(zookeeper_uri, opts)