Stone Age to Iron Age history topic booklist
Stone Age to Iron Age Britain features in the history curriculum for primary schools across England and Wales, and children are often curious to learn more about this fascinating era. We have hand-picked a selection of books which connect with this period, and which would work well alongside a history topic. Whether featuring the invention of early technologies, the myths of Stone Henge, battles in hillforts or mighty mammoths, we hope that these books will inspire further interest and exploration into the lives of our ancient ancestors.
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24 Hours in the Stone Age
Author: Lan Cook Illustrator: Laurent King
Publisher: Usborne
Interest age: 7-11
Reading age: 7+This fictional account of a Stone-Age family enables young readers to imagine what life may have been like for a child of their age. The comic strip illustrations are colourful, humorous and informative.
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Stone Age Boy
Author: Satoshi Kitamura Illustrator: Satoshi Kitamura
Publisher: Walker Books
Interest age: 4+
Reading age: 8+This beautifully illustrated book is packed with fascinating facts about the Stone Age, presented in an accessible and interesting way
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Stone Age Beasts
Author: Ben Lerwill Illustrator: Grahame Baker-Smith
Publisher: Walker Books
Interest age: 6-8
Reading age: 6+Three million years ago, humans had just started making stone tools. This was the beginning of the Stone Age, which only ended about 4000 years ago – not very long, in the grand scheme of things.
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The Secrets of Stonehenge
Author: Mick Manning & Brita Granstrom
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Travel back in time 5,000 years and more, and relive the incredible true story of this awe-inspiring monument…
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Dave's Cave
Author: Frann Preston-Gannon
Publisher: Nosy Crow
Interest age: 3-6
Reading age: 5+Dave the caveman has a great cave... but could he find an even better one? This amusing picture book conveys the simple message that there's no place like home in a witty new way.
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Mo’s Best Friend
Author: Bridget Marzo
Publisher: Otter-Barry Books
Interest age: 3-6
Reading age: 7+Mo finds a new four-legged friend in this energetic and accurate story about Stone Age life and the domestication of dogs.
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Wolf Brother
Author: Michelle Paver
Publisher: Orion Children's Books
Interest age: 9+
Reading age: 9+Twelve-year-old Torak sees his father murdered by a terrible demon in the form of a bear. With his dying breath, Torak's father tells his son that he is the only one who can stop it.
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Stig of the Dump
Author: Clive King
Publisher: Puffin
Interest age: 8+
Reading age: 8+Exploring an old chalk pit, Barney meets a strange boy who wears a rabbit skin and speaks in grunts.
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Cave Baby
Author: Julia Donaldson Illustrator: Emily Gravett
Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
Interest age: 3+
Reading age: 6+Cave Baby is restless and sets about amusing himself. But he is warned that being naughty will mean 'A mammoth's going to throw you to the big brown bear!'
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Gretel the Wonder Mammoth
Author: Kim Hillyard
Publisher: Ladybird Books
Interest age: 4-5
Reading age: 4+This book follows Gretel, the very last mammoth, as she tackles her anxiety with the help of her friends and learns her place in the world.
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Ug
Author: Raymond Briggs
Publisher: Random House
Reading age: 5+Ug and his parents live in the Stone Age. This means stone blankets, stone-cold food, an even colder cave and, worst of all, hard stone trousers!
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How to Wash a Woolly Mammoth
Author: Michelle Robinson Illustrator: Kate Hindley
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Interest age: 2+
Reading age: 6+Does your woolly mammoth need a wash? This picture book will show you how!
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The Wild Way Home
Author: Sophie Kirtley
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Interest age: 9-11
Reading age: 8+A thrilling time-slip adventure in which a scared boy runs into an ancient forest and falls into the Stone Age.
