Discovery in the Cave

Illustrated by Bryn Barnard
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Paperback
$5.99 US
| $7.99 CAN
On sale May 25, 2010 | 48 Pages | 9780375858932
Age 7-9 years | Grades 6-8
Reading Level: Lexile 630L | Fountas & Pinnell O

This amazing true adventure story about the discovery of the Lascaux Cave will have young readers feeling that they've discovered something pretty special, too!

 

In 1940, four teenage boys and a dog dropped themselves into a hole in the forest floor. Using a flaming grease gun as a torch, they ventured deep underground, eventually coming to a huge cave, the walls of which were covered with life-size paintings of animals. Whole herds of horses! Deer with horns as big as tree branches! Giant bison! The boys were amazed by their discovery. They'd stumbled upon the world's finest examples of prehistoric painting!

 

Perfect for classroom use, this Step 4 Step into Reading book is realistically illustrated by award-winning artist Bryn Barnard.
  • FINALIST
    Bank Street Child Study Children's Book Award
Mark Dubowski is an illustrator and the author of the Step into Reading book Ice Mummy: The Discovery of a 5,000-Year-Old Man. He lives in Raleigh, North Carolina.  View titles by Mark Dubowski
Bryn Barnard is an author and illustrator whose books include The Genius of IslamOutbreak! Plagues that Changed History; and Dangerous Planet: Natural Disasters that Changed History. Find him online at brynbarnard.com and @brynbarnard. View titles by Bryn Barnard

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This amazing true adventure story about the discovery of the Lascaux Cave will have young readers feeling that they've discovered something pretty special, too!

 

In 1940, four teenage boys and a dog dropped themselves into a hole in the forest floor. Using a flaming grease gun as a torch, they ventured deep underground, eventually coming to a huge cave, the walls of which were covered with life-size paintings of animals. Whole herds of horses! Deer with horns as big as tree branches! Giant bison! The boys were amazed by their discovery. They'd stumbled upon the world's finest examples of prehistoric painting!

 

Perfect for classroom use, this Step 4 Step into Reading book is realistically illustrated by award-winning artist Bryn Barnard.

Awards

  • FINALIST
    Bank Street Child Study Children's Book Award

Author

Mark Dubowski is an illustrator and the author of the Step into Reading book Ice Mummy: The Discovery of a 5,000-Year-Old Man. He lives in Raleigh, North Carolina.  View titles by Mark Dubowski
Bryn Barnard is an author and illustrator whose books include The Genius of IslamOutbreak! Plagues that Changed History; and Dangerous Planet: Natural Disasters that Changed History. Find him online at brynbarnard.com and @brynbarnard. View titles by Bryn Barnard