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Early humans

Merriman, Nick (author.). Wilkinson, Philip 1955- (Added Author). Merriman, Nick (Added Author). King, Dave (Added Author). King, Dave (illustrator.).

Summary: 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: print
    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.
Subject:
Prehistoric peoples Juvenile literature
Civilization, Ancient Juvenile literature
Genre:
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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Jacksonville Main Library J930.1 EAR (Text) 36015000595914 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -

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