Early humans / [project editor, Phil Wilkinson ; editorial consultant, Nick Merriman ; special photography, Dave King].
Text and photographs present a description of early humans: their origins; their tools and weapons; how they hunted and foraged for food; and the role of family life, money, religion, and magic.
Record details
- ISBN: 0394922573
- ISBN: 9780394922577
- ISBN: 0394822579
- ISBN: 9780394822570
- Physical Description: 63 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm.
- Edition: First American edition
- Publisher: New York : Knopf, 1989.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Includes index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Man or ape? -- Prehistoric food -- The toolmakers -- Flintworking -- Moving northwards -- The coming of fire -- Life in the Ice Age -- Ice Age hunters -- Modern humans -- The first artists -- Hunting and gathering -- Hunters of the desert -- Tilling the soil -- Clothing and fabrics -- Skin deep -- Magic -- Death and burial -- Ancient writing -- Bronzeworking -- The beauties of bronze -- A Bronze Age warrior -- Iron Age finery -- Life in the Iron Age -- Men of iron -- Ancient China -- Small change -- Central Americans -- North Americans -- Digging up the past.
- Study Program Information Note:
- Accelerated Reader AR MG 8.5 1 9551.
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- Subject:
- Prehistoric peoples > Juvenile literature.
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- Literature.
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- 27 of 29 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Main Library | J930.1 EAR (Text) | 36015000595914 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
