"Poetic text explores the lives of our Paleolithic ancestors, who lived as a part of nature and were shaping what Homo sapiens would become"--

Uses a newspaper format to present the inventions, lifestyles, climate changes, and progress in hunting and farming of the Stone Age.

Discover what life was like--from where people lived, how and what they hunted, how plants were used, art, medicine, and spiritual rituals. From camps to cave paintings to megaliths, discover the Stone Age.

"While awe-inspiring cave paintings were a hallmark of the Upper Paleolithic Era in Europe, they became uncommon in the Mesolithic Period that followed. Scholars believe that this, along with a number of other changes observed in the transition to the Mesolithic Period, was a reaction to a changing environment, caused by the melting of glaciers at the end of the last glacial period. This title paints a vivid picture of a key period of human history....

"In the final stage of the Stone Age, humans' use of stone tools was coming to an end. People started farming, at different times in different places. Chapters cover how plants and animals were domesticated, how pottery production boomed, and how farming meant that people could settle down, stay put, and build great cities like Jericho. The first known plague victim dates from this era, and so do the earliest temples. Each chapter includes attention-grabbing...

Describes the Stone age settlement preserved almost intact in the sand dunes of one of the Orkney Islands, how it came to be discovered in the mid-nineteenth century, and what it reveals about the life and culture of this prehistoric community.

Readers can discover all the facts about the Savage Stone Age including what they used instead of toilet paper, why a hole in the skull is good for headaches and how to make a Stone Age mummy. Refreshed with a fantastic new design for 2016, these bestselling titles are sure to be a huge hit with yet another generation of Terry Deary fans.

"Hace muchos miles de años ya había hombres en la Tierra: los hombres de la Edad de Piedra. Vivían en cuevas y se vestía con pieles. Pero ℗sabemos algo más de ellos? ℗Tenían juguetes los niños de la Edad de Piedra? Cuando los hombres tenían hambre tenían que cazar un mamut. ℗Cómo lo hacían? En este libro los niños aprenderán cosas sorprendentes sobre la vida de los primeros hombres"--P. [4] of cover.