The Clan of the Cave Bear (edit title)

Timothy Gray approved Dog Lover’s request to change the contributors of The Clan of the Cave Bear Wednesday, November 25 2009.

• Removed a contributor: Jean M. Auel: (Primary None)
• Removed a contributor: Jean M. Auel: (Primary None)

Dog Lover edited the contributors of The Clan of the Cave Bear Wednesday, November 25 2009.

• Removed a contributor: Jean M. Auel: (Primary None)
• Removed a contributor: Jean M. Auel: (Primary None)

Timothy Gray approved Kaffles’s request to combine 51 books, including The Clan of the Cave Bear, Saturday, October 31 2009.

Boo edited the ridiculously simplified synopsis of The Clan of the Cave Bear Wednesday, October 21 2009.

• Added: It's kind of like Tarzan, but with cavemen instead of monkeys.

Kaffles submitted a request to combine 51 books, including The Clan of the Cave Bear, Monday, October 12 2009.

Eileen M edited the characters of The Clan of the Cave Bear Tuesday, October 6 2009.

• Changed the section title: Cast of Characters/Important People
• Added the description of Ayla: Orphaned Cro-Magnon
• marked the description of Ayla as not a spoiler
• Added the description of Isa: Neanderthal medicine woman
• marked the description of Isa as not a spoiler
• Added the description of Creb: Neanderthal witch doctor
• marked the description of Creb as not a spoiler

Shelfari edited the contributors of The Clan of the Cave Bear Thursday, October 1 2009.

• Added a contributor: Jean M. Auel: (Primary None)
• Added a contributor: Jean M. Auel: (Primary None)

Shelfari edited the description of The Clan of the Cave Bear Friday, July 31 2009.

• 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 homeless by the same disaster, have little interest in the helpless girl who comes from the tribe they refer to as the "Others." Only their medicine woman sees in Ayla a fellow human, worthy of care. She painstakingly nurses her back to health--a decision that will forever alter the physical and emotional structure of the clan. Although this story takes place roughly 35,000 years ago, its cast of characters could easily slide into any modern tale. The members of the Neanderthal clan, ruled by traditions and taboos, find themselves challenged by this outsider, who represents the physically modern Cro-Magnons. And as Ayla begins to grow and mature, her natural tendencies emerge, putting her in the middle of a brutal and dangerous power struggle. Although Jean Auel obviously takes certain liberties with the actions and motivations of all our ancestors, her extensive research into the Ice Age does shine through--especially in the detailed knowledge of plants and natural remedies used by the medicine woman and passed down to Ayla. Mostly, though, this first in the series of four is a wonderful story of survival. Ayla's personal evolution is a compelling and relevant tale. --Sara Nickerson

Shelfari edited the contributors of The Clan of the Cave Bear Tuesday, July 21 2009.

• reordered the contributors.
• 1 : Jean M. Auel:

Timothy Gray edited the series of The Clan of the Cave Bear Saturday, July 18 2009.

• Added this book in the series: Earth's Children book 1 (Primary series)