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Live Like a Hunter Gatherer

Discovering the Secrets of the Stone Age
By Naomi Walmsley
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Live Like a Hunter Gatherer by Naomi Walmsley is a captivating children's book that introduces readers to the everyday life of early humans. Through engaging illustrations and simple text, it explores how hunter-gatherers sourced food, made tools, and connected with nature. The book offers a glimpse into ancient skills and survival tactics, making history accessible and exciting for young readers.
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You might enjoy this book if you are interested in how ancient people lived and thrived in nature. It's perfect for young readers curious about survival techniques, the lifestyle of early humans, and fostering a deeper appreciation of the natural world.

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Find out what it really felt like to live in the Stone Age with this informative and immersive guide, written by a real-life huntergatherer!

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Live Like a Hunter Gatherer is an informative and immersive guide to the Stone Age, written by a real-life hunter-gatherer. If you imagined that all Stone Age people lived in caves, were not very clever, not very clean, and said "Ugg" a lot, then think again. Marking the start of all human history, the Stone Age lasted around 3.5 million years (the last part of that was only 71 grandparents ago!).

Delve into that incredible time with this book packed full of amazing facts, information, crafts, storytelling and myth debunking to find out what it was really like to live as a hunter-gatherer. Dotted throughout the book are step-by-step craft activities and recipes that give you first-hand experience of some vital Stone Age skills. Making a Mesolithic shelter, fat lamps, a digging stick, creating cave art, making a bow and arrow, and a fishing hook are just a few.

Ages: 5 to 11

Author: Naomi Walmsley runs Outback2Basics with her partner, Dan Westall, from their patch of woodland in Shropshire, UK. Specialising in bushcraft and Stone Age skills, they provide unique experiences for school children and teachers to connect to nature. Naomi is a qualified bushcraft instructor and Forest School Leader and believes that every child should be able to safely light a fire and have at least ten uses for a stick by the age of ten.

She has also written for many magazines, including Bushcraft & Survival Skills, LivingWoods, and Juno. So passionate are they about the Stone Age way of life, they have actually lived and breathed it for themselves. Naomi and Dan undertook a five-month Stone Age immersion experience in the US in 2010, living in the wilderness without any modern equipment, profoundly influencing their lives and teaching.

Recently (Sept 2020), they appeared in Channel 4's fascinating documentary Surviving the Stone Age, a three-part series filmed in Bulgaria with six other Stone Age experts living as a tribe of hunter-gatherers for one month. Naomi has co-authored two previous books for GMC Publications; Forest School Adventure and Urban Forest School.

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Live Like a Hunter Gatherer by Naomi Walmsley has received positive reviews for its rich and engaging content about the Stone Age. The book combines stunning illustrations with informative text, offering bite-sized facts and interactive activities suitable for children aged 7+. It's praised for its ability to debunk myths, provide accessible knowledge, and include craft projects that engage young readers, making it an excellent educational resource for home or school settings.

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ISBN: 9781787081208

Publisher: Button Books

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 07 March 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Button Books

Illustration: 50 full-colour photographs, 200 illustrations

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 204.0mm

Height: 249.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 56

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About the Author

Naomi Walmsley runs Outback2Basics with her partner Dan Westall from their patch of woodland in Shropshire, UK. Specialising in bushcraft and Stone Age skills, they provide unique experiences for school children and teachers to connect to nature. Naomi is a qualified bushcraft instructor and Forest School Leader and believes that every child should be able to safely light a fire and have at least ten uses for a stick by the age of ten. She has also written for many magazines, including Bushcraft & Survival Skills, LivingWoods and Juno. So passionate are they about the Stone Age way of life, they have actually lived and breathed it for themselves. Naomi and Dan undertook a five-month Stone Age immersione xperience in the US in 2010, living in the wilderness without any modern equipment, profoundly influencing their lives and teaching. Recently (Sept 2020),they appeared in Channel 4 s fascinating documentary Surviving the Stone Age. A three-part series filmed in Bulgaria with six other Stone-Age experts living as a tribe of hunter gatherers for one month. Naomi has co-authored two previous books for GMC Publications; Forest School Adventure and Urban Forest School. www.outback2basics.co.uk . Instagram and Twitter: @outback2basis.

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