{"product_id":"vlad-and-the-stone-age","title":"Vlad and the Stone Age","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 18.0pt; mso-outline-level: 4; background: white;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: \" arial mso-fareast-font-family: new roman color: mso-font-kerning: mso-ligatures: none mso-fareast-language: en-gb\u003e11,300 years ago Stone Age people made deer masks that they cast into the lake. Thousands of years later they were excavated by archaeologists creating an ancient mystery.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10.5pt; line-height: normal; background: white;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: \" arial mso-fareast-font-family: new roman color: mso-font-kerning: mso-ligatures: none mso-fareast-language: en-gb\u003eThis is a story of our narrator Vlad Flea, his friend Clum the wolf and their Stone Age family navigating their way to Yorkshire for the new hunting season. Their adventure shows how early humans survived after the Ice Age in a time of change and uncertainty and how the masks and pendants found at Star Carr may have been used. \u003cem\u003eVlad and the Stone Age\u003c\/em\u003e is a beautifully hand-illustrated story that shows archaeological artifacts in context. Along the way the adventurers pass through Creswell Crags and see the cave art left by those who were ancient to them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere will will be food, danger and celebrations, but will they become a snack for a hungry cave bear?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10.5pt; line-height: normal; background: white;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: \" arial mso-fareast-font-family: new roman color: mso-font-kerning: mso-ligatures: none mso-fareast-language: en-gb\u003eDo you want to know what life was like 11,000 years ago?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: \" arial mso-fareast-font-family: new roman color: background: white mso-font-kerning: mso-ligatures: none mso-fareast-language: en-gb\u003eResearch shows that stories are many times more memorable than cold facts, which is why we created the \u003cem\u003eFlea in History\u003c\/em\u003e series, so children learn \u003cu\u003ehistory through stories\u003c\/u\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach book is meticulously researched and show how people lived in the Mesolithic era. In \u003cem\u003eVlad and the Stone Age\u003c\/em\u003e the story features artifacts from the archaeological digs at Star Carr, including the mysterious deer masks, shale pendant, weapons such as spear throwers, evidence of their homes and what they ate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLook inside the life of Stone Age people, their environment, the animals they lived with and the traces they left behind.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eVlad and the Stone Age\u003c\/em\u003e is a story that can be read repeatedly revealing layers of information and providing a resource for learning about prehistory and how we interpret history. As with all Vlad Flea books it is a perfect springboard for extending the topic in literacy, art and beliefs as well as history. Learning materials for parents and teachers can be found on the Reading Riddle website.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book finishes with a fact file that includes information about the setting, archaeological finds, and research behind the story.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Reading Riddle","offers":[{"title":"Perfect Bound","offer_id":67492554244400,"sku":"9781913338275","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.thegreatbritishbookshop.co.uk\/products\/vlad-and-the-stone-age","provider":"The Great British Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}