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1) Prehistory
Author
Publisher
Cavendish Square
Publication Date
2025.
Physical Desc
46 pages : colour illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The study of fossils, the discovery of ancient artifacts, and the use of radiocarbon dating have helped us learn a lot about prehistoric times. How did the dinosaurs live? What did Earth look like long ago? What were the first human beings like? Scientists are now fairly confident in their answers to these questions, and readers see why as they explore all the ways people have used science to solve what were once the mysteries of prehistory. Captivating...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
This amazing true adventure story about the discovery of the Lascaux Cave will have young readers feeling that they've discovered something pretty special, too!
In 1940, four teenage boys and a dog dropped themselves into a hole in the forest floor. Using a flaming grease gun as a torch, they ventured deep underground, eventually coming to a huge cave, the walls of which were covered with life-size paintings of animals. Whole
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Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Publication Date
2010
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Jacques, Jojo, Simon, and Marcel were looking for buried treasure when they explored a cave in the south of France in 1940. But the treasure inside was not what they expected, and in fact far more valuable: the walls were covered with stunning prehistoric paintings and engravings, preserved within the sealed cave for over 17,000 years. This is the true story of the boys who discovered the cave of Lascaux, bringing to the modern world powerful examples...