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The great journey The great journey Brian M. Fagan How, where, when, and why did human beings take the first steps in their journey to populate North America? First published in 1987, The Great Journey tells the story of the search for the first Amer… OL103273W
People of the earth People of the earth Brian M. Fagan People of the Earth is a narrative account of the prehistory of humankind from our origins over 3 million years ago to the first pre-industrial civilizations, beginning about 5,000 years ago. This is… OL103280W
Stanley Stanley Syd Hoff Chased away by the other cavemen because he is different, Stanley finds a new and better way of living. OL106138W
The dream-time The dream-time Treece, Henry A young boy finds that his gifts for drawing and shaping figures from clay ostracize him from his people and wanders from tribe to tribe in search of understanding. OL1156841W
Prehistory Prehistory Roberto Carvalho De Magalhaes,Roberto de Carvalho,Roberto Carvalho de Magalhães Presents an illustrated introduction to the prehistory of humans, discussing the invention of tools, hunters and gatherers, burials and beliefs, art and crafts, early homes, the birth of agriculture,… OL13732489W
Meet mammoth Meet mammoth Ian Fraser Two cavemen, Ogg and Bob, capture a mammoth and then try to train him as a pet. OL13854533W
Warrior scarlet Warrior scarlet Rosemary Sutcliff In Bronze Age Britain, Drem must overcome the disability of a crippled arm in order to pass his tribe's test of manhood and become a warrior. OL1417802W
The lost Americans The lost Americans Frank C. Hibben The story of the discovery of Stone Age man in America, beginning with the 1925 find of bones and odd shaped spearheads near Folsom, New Mexico. OL1483094W
The breath of God The breath of God Harry Turtledove Once the great Glacier enclosed the Raumsdalian Empire. Now its broken open, and Count Hamnet Thyssen faces a new world. With the wisecracking Ulric Skakki, the neighboring clan leader Trasamund (pol… OL14923521W
Underworld Underworld Graham Hancock From Graham Hancock, bestselling author of Fingerprints of the Gods, comes a mesmerizing book that takes us on a captivating underwater voyage to find the ruins of a lost civilization that's been hid… OL15016012W
Inventors and inventions of the ancient world Inventors and inventions of the ancient world Gordon C. Baldwin Discusses some of the inventions of the ancient world and the cultures which produced them. OL15143491W
The Bone Readers The Bone Readers Claudio Tuniz Eminent scientists set the record straight for readers puzzled by the myriad of claims and counterclaims about Australia's prehistory, arguing that many popular theories are based on misinterpretatio… OL15189448W
Caveman Caveman Janee Trasler Illustrations and twenty-six simple words introduce the alphabet through the adventures of a cave man. OL15537922W
Discovering ancient Ireland Discovering ancient Ireland Kelli Ann Malone Ireland's prehistoric structures have an enduring attraction that has engaged the imagination of so many who come to study and admire these monuments. This book is a clear and accessible guide to the… OL15593825W
Wolf child Wolf child Dennis Nolan Too weakened by illness to be a hunter, nine-year-old Teo is apprenticed to the toolmaker Mova but leads a lonely existence until he finds and befriends an orphaned wolf cub. But food is scarce and t… OL15846002W
When cave men painted When cave men painted Norman Bate A cave boy describes the frightening new animal he saw so the old cave painter can draw it, but the animal the painter creates is not the same one the boy described. OL15853374W
Signs of life Signs of life Jean Ferris Unable to grieve after the death of her twin sister, seventeen-year-old Hannah accompanies her parents to Lascaux, France, where she visits the caves and discovers an astonishing connection between h… OL15860565W
The statues that walked The statues that walked Terry L. Hunt The monumental statues of Easter Island, both so magisterial and so forlorn, gazing out in their imposing rows over the island's barren landscape, have been the source of great mystery ever since the… OL16213955W
Ancestral appetites Ancestral appetites Kristen J. Gremillion "This book explores the relationship between prehistoric people and their food - what they ate, why they ate it, and how researchers have pieced together the story of past foodways from material trac… OL16977928W
Dinosauro che dorme non piglia topi! Dinosauro che dorme non piglia topi! Elisabetta Dami It is the night of the big Cavemouse Idol competition, but Geronimo Stiltonoot is not there because he has a cold. But when it is discovered that the contest's valuable grand prize has been stolen, G… OL17204116W
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