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School Library Journal
Reviewed on January 1, 2008
Gr 1-4 A modern boy tells how he trips in the woods and finds himself in a cave during the Stone Age. Om introduces him to her family and way of life, in spite of the fact that they don't understand one another's language. Many small drawings in ink and watercolor show how they made tools, used fire to cook their food, and hunted reindeer. These people have a surprisingly modern appearance, and the boy s...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on January 1, 2008
A boy walking in the woods finds himself falling "down, down, down" through time and space, landing in the Stone Age. He befriends a girl named Om and learns about prehistoric society by watching her people make fire, prepare food, use tools, and celebrate a successful hunt (he plays air guitar at the festivities). Om takes him to a cave, where he's awed by the realistic-looking cave paintings before being threatened by a bear and falling back int...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2007
A boy falls through time, landing in the Stone Age. The boy's first-person observations make Stone Age society come alive. Se...Log In or Sign Up to Read More