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Dar and the Spear Thrower
Dar and the Spear Thrower
Author: Marjorie Cowley
A young 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.
ISBN-13: 9780395797259
ISBN-10: 039579725X
Publication Date: 10/18/1996
Pages: 128
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Rating:
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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4 stars, based on 1 rating
Publisher: Clarion Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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This quick-reading children's book (about 4-5th grade reading level)is set in the period of Cro-Magnon man during the European Ice Age. Two tribes meet (through the young hero, Dar)and exchange new inventions - flint for making fire, and spear throwers made from ivory. There is conflict between the older and younger generations, just as there is in modern families.

Adequate, not great.


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