Book Reviews: Alice Roberts, illustrated by James Weston Lewis. 2020. Human journey. London: Red Shed; 978-1-4052-9145-3;  Sidra Ansari & Chris Fenton Thomas, illustrated by Rosie Haine 2022. A Ladybird book: the Stone Age. London: Penguin Random House; 978-0-241-54419-8

Gregory John Michaelson

doi:10.15184/aqy.2023.55

Book Reviews: Alice Roberts, illustrated by James Weston Lewis. 2020. Human journey. London: Red Shed; 978-1-4052-9145-3; Sidra Ansari & Chris Fenton Thomas, illustrated by Rosie Haine 2022. A Ladybird book: the Stone Age. London: Penguin Random House; 978-0-241-54419-8

Gregory John Michaelson

School of Geosciences

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Abstract

Books about prehistory for younger readers help shape attitudes to our deep past, so it is interesting to explore how new publications reflect this rapidly changing field. Alice Roberts’ Human journey offers a highly accessible introduction to prehistory for upper primary and lower secondary school children. Ably complemented by James Weston Lewis's engaging illustrations, Alice Roberts traces human progression, out of Africa and across the Old World, from the hunter-gatherers on the savannahs down to Neolithic settlement.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	760-762
Number of pages	3
Journal	Antiquity
Volume	97
Issue number	393
Early online date	26 Apr 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2023.55
Publication status	Published - Jun 2023

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prehistory
children’s literature

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Book Reviews: Alice Roberts, illustrated by James Weston Lewis. 2020. Human journey. London: Red Shed; 978-1-4052-9145-3; Sidra Ansari & Chris Fenton Thomas, illustrated by Rosie Haine 2022. A Ladybird book: the Stone Age. London: Penguin Random House; 978-0-241-54419-8. / Michaelson, Gregory John.
In: Antiquity, Vol. 97, No. 393, 06.2023, p. 760-762.

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Michaelson, GJ 2023, 'Book Reviews: Alice Roberts, illustrated by James Weston Lewis. 2020. Human journey. London: Red Shed; 978-1-4052-9145-3; Sidra Ansari & Chris Fenton Thomas, illustrated by Rosie Haine 2022. A Ladybird book: the Stone Age. London: Penguin Random House; 978-0-241-54419-8', Antiquity, vol. 97, no. 393, pp. 760-762. https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2023.55

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