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Painters of the caves

Describes the 1994 discovery made in Chauvet, France, of a cave with Stone Age rock paintings, and discusses the significance of cave art to people living in prehistoric as well as modern times.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Lauber, Patricia
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Society, c1998.
Subjects:	Cave paintings > France > Vallon-Pont-d'Arc > Juvenile nonfiction. Art, Prehistoric > France > Vallon-Pont-d'Arc > Juvenile nonfiction. Chauvet Cave (France) > Juvenile nonfiction.
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Summary:	Describes the 1994 discovery made in Chauvet, France, of a cave with Stone Age rock paintings, and discusses the significance of cave art to people living in prehistoric as well as modern times.
Physical Description:	48 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 29 cm.
Audience:	For ages 8 up.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 46) and index.
ISBN:	0792270959
Author Notes:	Patricia Lauber was born in New York City and graduated from Wellesley College. During her lifetime, she wrote more than 125 children's books including the Around-the-House History series, the Clarence the TV Dog series, and contributions to the Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science series. Volcano: Eruption and Healing of Mount St. Helens received a Newbery Honor in 1986. In 1983, she received The Washington Post/Children's Book Guild Award for her overall contribution to children's nonfiction literature. Besides being an author, she was also an editor of Junior Scholastic and editor-in-chief of Science World. She died on March 12, 2010 at the age of 86. (Bowker Author Biography)