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The Boy of the Painted Cave

By: Justin Denzel
Narrated by: Joshua Swanson
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Tao is an outcast. Unlike the great hunters of his clan, Tao does not want to kill the wild bears or woolly mammoths of the hunt. Instead he wants only to paint them. But only Chosen Ones can be cave painters. What's more, Volt, the clan leader, violently despises Tao. And when the other clan members discover Tao's secret talent, they cast him out into the wilderness alone. There, he befriends a wild wolf dog named Ram, and the mysterious Graybeard, who teaches him the true secret of the hunt.

©1996 Justin Denzel (P)2018 Listening Library Art Fiction Growing Up Growing Up & Facts of Life Historical Fiction Literature & Fiction

Critic Reviews

"Strongly reminiscent of Ann Turner's recent Time of the Bison, this too is a beautifully written story about an artistic prehistoric boy.... This is an exciting, fabulously descriptive story set against violent times. Denzel's knowledge of the Stone Age enhances the action; moreover, with his tender, somewhat melancholy insights into ostracism and loyalty, he transcends the period." (Publishers Weekly)
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