Agriculture in the
Ancient World
Angeletti, Roberta, The Cave Painter of
Lascaux (A Journey Through Time), Oxford, 1999. (Grades 1-3)
A child wanders away from her classmates and meets up with a tour
guide dressed as a cave man. The characters tell readers
about the people who painted the animals in the Lascaux Cave and
what the paintings meant to them. |
Arnold, Caroline, Stone
Age Farmers Beside the Sea: Scotland's Prehistoric Village of Skara
Brae, Clarion, 1996. (Grades 4-7)
A clear and
informative text and revealing photographs offer readers a complete
picture of life in the prehistoric Scottish Village of Skara Brae,
where the community farmed, herded, hunted, and fished from 3100
B.C. to 2500 B.C. |
Baylor, Byrd, One
Small Blue Bead, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1992 (Grades pre-K-3).
Baylor tells
in verse the story of a prehistoric boy whose tribe believes they
are the only humans in existence. An old man questions this notion
but can set out on a quest of discovery only if someone takes over
his work. Boy, who up to then had contributed little to the groups'
welfare, volunteers to take the old man's place. Months go by,
and at last the old man returns, accompanied by living proof of
his hypothesis - a stranger, a boy from a different tribe, who
brings with him a turquoise bead. The bead becomes for the tribe
and for readers the symbol of connection with other human beings. |
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Brooks, Felicity, Bond, Shirley, Cook,
Janet, Evans, Cheryl, Gower, Teri, Smith, Guy, Lyon, Chris Lyon,
Living Long Ago: Food and Eating, Usborne (Grades K-3).
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Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw, Mystery of the Lascaux
Cave, Benchmark,
1998. (Grades 4-7)
The author discusses what is known, surmised, or
guessed about the Magdalenian peoples who produced this burst of
art in the form of engraved and colored bulls, bison, horses, and
other animals that flow and posture along the cave's walls and
ceilings. Includes informative sidebars, time lines, maps, and
glossaries. |
Woods, Michael, and Mary B. Woods,
Ancient Agriculture: From Foraging to Farming, , Runestone,
2000. (Grades 3-6).
Overview that includes a
general chapter on the Stone Age as well as chapters on ancient
America, Greece, and Rome. Focuses on basic agricultural information
while offering plenty of interesting and detailed asides. Well-placed
and well-captioned full-color photographs and reproductions enhance
the text; chapter openers and sidebars are set off on parchmentlike
backgrounds. A useful map at the beginning of the book shows the
geographical areas where the cultures flourished as well as the
time frames for each civilization.
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