24 Hours in the Stone Age
Lan Cook author Laurent Kling illustrator
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Usborne Publishing Ltd
Published:4th Mar '21
Should be back in stock very soon

Lively comic strip book which brings the Stone Age to life like never before.
Join a young girl as she goes hunting, makes her own stone tools and creates amazing cave art. Learn all about the dangers of life in the Stone Age, what makes a good shelter and what edible plants can be gathered in the wild. Eye-catching illustrations bring this comic strip to life, as you visit the Stone Age for a day.
Join a young cave-dweller for a day, as she goes hunting, makes her own stone tools and creates amazing cave art.
Learn all about the dangers of life in the Stone Age, what makes a good shelter and what edible plants can be gathered in the wild.
- Told in lively comic book style
- Written with consultation from leading experimental archaeologist, Dr. James Dilley
- Perfect for school projects
- Discover more books in the 24 hours in... series
Chapters in this book include:
- A new day
- Stone-Age homes
- Fishing for breakfast
- Back home
- A guide to foraged food
- Making fire
- Preparing to go hunting
- Hunting ritual
- Tracking lessons
- A guide to dangerous animals
- The hunt
- Flintknapping
- Dinner time
- Spare time
- A guide to cave painting
- Making plans
- In the night
Told in a light hearted, tongue-in-cheek manner and with comic-book style illustrations, the facts and information are easy to absorb. * The Scotsman *
With a helpful glossary and index at the back, and colour, adventure and discovery on every page, there could be no better introduction to life in the Stone Age. * Lancashire Evening Post *
One of the best resources I have found written for this time period. It is written in an incredibly engaging way and is both entreating and informative. * Reading Zone *
- Short-listed for Blue Peter Book Awards 2022 (UK)
- Long-listed for North Somerset Teachers' Book Award 2021 (UK)
ISBN: 9781474977111
Dimensions: 254mm x 195mm x 13mm
Weight: 480g
64 pages