Dar and the Spear-Thrower

By Cowley, Marjorie

Publishers Summary:
A young Cro-Magnon boy living 15,000 years ago in southeastern France is initiated into manhood by his clan and sets off on a journey to trade his valuable fire rocks for an ivory spear thrower.

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ISBN
978-0-39568-132-9
Publisher
New York : Clarion Books, c1994.


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on September 1, 1994

Gr 4-6 On the verge of the ceremony that will initiate him into manhood, young Dar, a Cro-Magnon boy, faces the conflicts in his life: his demanding uncle who has no tolerance for his nephew's desire to carve, his grandmother's growing frailty, and his own fears. When he wanders farther than usual one day to check some snares, he meets...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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