Ice Age Cave Bear: The Giant Beast That Terrified Ancient Humans

by Barbara Hehner, Mark Hallett (Illustrator)

Giant cave bears were creatures to be feared–and revered. Thousands of years ago, early humans painted images of them on cave walls. By the end of the ice age, the last of the cave bears had died out. The only things left were their bones—hundreds of thousands of bones—and eerie paintings in the caves they once inhabited.

Ice Age Cave Bear tells the story of these massive creatures in fascinating detail—what they looked like, where and how they lived, and what may have caused their extinction. Author Barbara Hehner takes us back to a time when the enormous bears lived alongside such ice age giants as mammoths, woolly rhinos, and cave lions—as well as Neanderthals and other early human beings. And she examines the question of whether or not ancient peoples actually worshipped the cave bear.

32 pages, Hardcover

First published October 8, 2002

About the author

BARBARA HEHNER is the author of many children’s books. She began writing over 20 years ago, entering into a partnership with David Suzuki. Together they wrote six children’s science and activity books, starting with Looking at Plants. Barbara Hehner lives in Toronto with her family.

Reviews

[Lynn Davidson · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a fabulous book - so very interesting with great illustrations. The author has brought to life the story of the now-extinct ice bear, and included archeological information about it and other bears of long ago.