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Description

When her parents are killed by an earthquake, 5-year-old Ayla wanders through the forest completely alone. Cold, hungry, and badly injured by a cave lion, the little girl is as good as gone until she is discovered by a group who call themselves the Clan of the Cave Bear. This clan, left... read more

Cast of Characters/Important People

  • Ayla: Orphaned Cro-Magnon
  • Isa: Neanderthal medicine woman
  • Creb: Neanderthal witch doctor

First Sentence

The naked child ran out of the hide-covered lean-to toward the rocky beach at the bend in the small river.

Series

This is book 1 in the Earth's Children series.

Authors & Contributors

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  1. Jean M. Auel
  2. Jean M. Auel
  3. Jean M. Auel (Author)
 

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