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The Savage Stone Age

by Terry Deary · 1999

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Go back to the days when people lived in caves, hunted wild animals and had never heard of table manners. Find out what Stone Age people used instead of toilet paper, why a hole in the skull is good for headaches and how to make a mummy.

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historyhistoryMore like thisLess of thiseducationeducationMore like thisLess of this
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humorhumorMore like thisLess of thishistorical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of this
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childhoodchildhoodMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrensyoung adult
Length
short · 128 pages

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