Discover the Stone Age and write about it!Find out about life in the Stone Age, from prehistoric homes to flint mines and mammoth hunts. Read about archaeological discoveries such as the 'Red Lady of Paviland' and discover amazing cave art. Writing History is a series of fantastic guides to history with a difference! Each title explores different types of writing in six key historical periods: the Iron Age, Anglo-Saxons, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, the Stone Age and the Bronze Age. The books use a variety of ways of presenting information such as diaries, letters, stories and even poems. Examples of original sources are also given. Children are encouraged to have a go themselves with their own writing projects using the information they have read. The series is ideal for readers aged 9+ studying history topics at Key Stage 2.

 

 

This book is part of a book series called Writing History .

This book has been graded for interest at 9-11 years.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published in 2019 by Hachette Children's Group .

Anita Ganeri is an award-winning author of children's books, specializing in geography.

This book has the following chapters:

• 1: What was the Stone Age?
• 1: Life in the Stone Age
• 1: WRITING HISTORY: Eyewitness account
• 1: Finding food
• 1: WRITING HISTORY: A mammoth hunter's blog
• 1: Arts and crafts
• 1: WRITING HISTORY: News report
• 1: Stone Age beliefs
• 1: WRITING HISTORY: A letter home
• 1: Glossary and Further Information
• 1: Index