The Cave Boy of the Age of Stone is a classic heavily illustrated educational children's novel aimed at a juvenile audience published in 1907 by author Margaret A. McIntyre and illustrated by Irma DeremeauxThe Cave Boy of the Age of Stone. illustrated by I(rma) Deremeaux (from signature p. 32). 131 pp. 19.3 cm, Stories of Child Life, New York. which is currently available in digital formats from multiple sources. By 2007, the work had entered the public domain and several reprint publishers on three continents<ref name="Abesinfo-2">Editions, by list inspection find new (2007) Australian and United States Hardback editions and one, possibly two paperback editions, the certain one printed in the United Kingdom (, IndyPublish. PAPERBACK. (new)), retrieval date: 2009-03-06.</ref> have brought out new editions varying considerably in quality and workmanship, including at least one with the many original line drawings (Etchings) reproduced throughout (See list below) in a high quality hardcover edition.
Synopsis
The story line focuses on two young brothers and their family group while attempting to educate the young reader in a picture of what life was likely like for Cavemen. In the earliest part of the narrative, the author introduces the idea of domestication of animals, because a tethered kid (goat offspring) had become gentled and docile—so much so they put their toddler sister on its back for a ride. Moving forward, the novel describes all the major milestones featured during the stone age such as the discovery of fire, the creation of weapons, hunting/ foraging for food, cooking that food, as well as how and why man learnt how to swim.
Chapters list
CHAPTER Chapter Titles I. Strongarm's Family II. The Needle, the Club, and the Bow III. The Taming of the Dog IV. How Strongarm Hunted a Bear and a Lion V. The Old Ax Maker Visits His Daughter VI. The Coming of Fire VII. The Cave Tiger VIII. The Making of Stone Weapons IX. At the Gravel Pit X. A Summer Camp XI. Thorn Meets the Children of the Shell Mounds XII. At the Home of the Shell Mound People XIII. Thorn Learns to Swim XIV. The Feast of Mammoth's MeatPART II (non-fiction) Educational materials organized for teachers giving a variety of archaeological and geographical information as was accepted in 1907. XV. The Red Men of Our Own Country in the Stone Age XVI. How Stone Weapons of the Cave Men Were First Found XVII. How the Earth Looked When the Shell Men and the Cave Men Lived XVIIII. How Early Men Believed That All Things That Move Are Alive XIX. The People of Our Time Who Were Most Like the Cave Men SUGGESTIONS TO TEACHERS
Illustrations
As is characteristic of many quality works by the publishers of the first US and UK editions, the work is heavily illustrated with engravings, some of which are illustrated below.
References
External links
The Cave Boy of the Age of Stone at Project Gutenberg The Cave Boy of the Age of Stone at Google Books The Cave Boy of the Age of Stone at archive.org.