Skara Brae: Prehistoric Village
by Olivier Dunrea
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Describes the Stone age settlement preserved almost intact in the sand dunes of one of the Orkney Islands, how it came to be discovered in the mid-nineteenth century, and what it reveals about the life and culture of this prehistoric community.Tags
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#128, 2006
A nicely illustrated children’s book about this stone-age village in Scotland’s Orkney Islands. I was fortunate enough to visit Skara Brae in 1996, and it was interesting to read this book with my son, when we were studying the village at part of our history curriculum. 8/10
A nicely illustrated children’s book about this stone-age village in Scotland’s Orkney Islands. I was fortunate enough to visit Skara Brae in 1996, and it was interesting to read this book with my son, when we were studying the village at part of our history curriculum. 8/10
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Olivier Dunrea was born in Virginia Beach, Virginia in 1953. He earned a B.A. from West Chester State College in 1975 and his M.A. in theater and music from Washington State University the following year. Beginning in 1983 Dunrea has written and illustrated more than 50 books for children. The gosling characters Gossie and Ollie are two of his show more most beloved creations. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Common Knowledge
- Original publication date
- 1985
- Important places
- Skara Brae, Orkney, Scotland, UK
- First words
- By the year 6000 B.C.—eight thousand years ago—a great migration had begun.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Now, more than 5,000 years after its first construction and occupation, people can once more visit the islands north of Scotland and see the stone huts and stone furnishings of Skara Brae—the village of the hilly dunes.
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- English
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