Dar and the Spear-Thrower

by Marjorie Cowley

Book Overview

A young 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. "A fast-paced, truly interesting coming-of-age novel based on a little-known but fascinating period of history." -- Booklist

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 039579725X
• ISBN13: 9780395797259
• Release Date: October 1996
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Length: 118 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.4" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 10 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 7

Customer Reviews

This is the best book that you will ever read

i think that this story teaches you a lot. When i was reading it ,it was really hard to put the book down. i hope that if you buy this book that you love it like i did

Dar and the Spear-Thrower

This is a book about a boy that lives in a small village. He goes into his initiation ceremony to become a man. After that he goes into a strangers village to trade for a spear thrower. The reason why I read this was because we were studying the ancient people in social studies. I'm glad that my teachers made us read this book. The only bad part about it is that there's no sequel. This book is an easy *****.

An AWESOME BOOK.

This book is an adventurous story about a 13 yr. old boy that under goes a task to become a man of his clan of 22 people,5 men,13 women and 4 kids. 2 of those kids are about to be men.Dar and Bowan.But Dar wants to play instead of train to be a man.Welllong story short,it's a great book that anyone of any age can read.Buy it.It's a great book.Guaranteed!!

Super for Sixth Graders!

I am a sixth grade teacher in the Los Angeles area and have read this book with my students during our study of prehistory. The story is engaging, easy for kids to read, and correllates to the curriculum perfectly. Last year we had the honor of having Marjorie Cowley visit our school. She brought slides and artifacts to share with the students, and discussed the writing process with them. It was a wonderful experience for my students: to actually meet the author of a book they had read was very memorable for them. I encourage all teachers of prehistory to use this book with their students!!!

A great adventure about an Ice Age boy.

This is the story of 13 year old Dar, who lived in southern France during the last Ice Age. In his quest to obtain a beautifully carved spear-thrower after his initiation to manhood he learns new skills and ideas that he can use to help change his people's way of life. The author, who has taught prehistoric archaeology to grade-school students has produced a well written, entertaining book. Unlike "Malu's Wolf" and "Maroo of the Winter Caves" we finally get to read about a Cro-Magnon boy