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Historical
Fiction
in the Canton Public Library Children's Department
| PREHISTORIC
- 399 AD |
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| Brett, Jan |
The
First Dog |
| Kip the Cave Boy and Paleowolf
each face hunger and danger on a journey in Paleolithic
times; when they decide to join forces and help one another,
Paleowolf becomes the first dog. |
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| Brooke, William |
A
is for Aarrgh! |
| Mog, a young boy living during
the Stone Age, discovers words and language and teaches
his fellow cave dwellers how to talk, thus altering the
course of history. |
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| Cowley, Marjorie |
Dar
and the Spear-Thrower |
| A young Cro-Magnon 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.
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| Craig, Ruth |
Malu's
Wolf |
| Malu is permitted to raise a
wolf pup, which eventually is instrumental in bringing
about significant changes to the lives and traditions
of the young girl's Stone Age clan.
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| Denzel, Justin F. |
Hunt
for the Last Cat |
| Ten-year-old Thorn feels conflicting
loyalties when members of his clan blame his friend Fonn,
a girl from a rival clan, for the marauding actions of
a man-eating sabertooth cat. |
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| Gregory, Kristiana |
Cleopatra,
Daughter of the Nile |
| While her father is in hiding
after attempts on his life, 12-year old Cleopatra records
in her diary how she fears for her own safety and hopes
to survive to become Queen of Egypt some day.
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| Speare, Elizabeth |
The
Bronze Bow |
Daniel seeks revenge from the
Romans for the deaths of his parents until he hears the
message and teachings of Jesus.
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