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Book Reviews of Dar and the Spear Thrower

Dar and the Spear Thrower
Dar and the Spear Thrower
Author: Marjorie Cowley
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
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2 Book Reviews submitted by our Members...sorted by voted most helpful

reviewed Dar and the Spear Thrower on + 201 more book reviews
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.
merrytranslator avatar reviewed Dar and the Spear Thrower on + 68 more book reviews
This is an exciting read about a young Cro-Magnon boy coming of age in Prehistoric France. My son, who is not a great reader, enjoyed it. 118 pp. so it's not intimidating to start and it hooked him quickly.