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[Page 1] SAN FRANCIS' LIC LIBRARY j306.364 4ALA [Page 3] SEP 1 5 2008 [Page 4] Author: John Malam studied ancient history and archaeology at the University of Birmingham, after which he worked as an archaeologist at the Ironbridge Gorge Museum in Shropshire, England. He is now an author, specializing in nonfiction books for children. He lives in Cheshire, England, with his wife and two children. Artist: David Antram was born in Brighton, England, in 1958. He studied at Eastbourne College of Art and then worked in advertising for fifteen years before becoming a full-time artist. He has illustrated many children’s nonfiction books. Series Creator: David Salariya was born in Dundee, Scotland. He has illustrated a wide range of books and has created and designed many new series for publishers both in the U.K. and overseas. In 1989, he established The Salariya Book Company. He lives in Brighton with his wife, illustrator Shirley Willis, and their son Jonathan. Editor: Karen Barker Smith © The Salariya Book Company Ltd MMIV All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the written permission of the copyright owner. Created, designed, and produced by The Salariya Book Company Ltd 25 Marlborough Place, Brighton BN1 1UB Please visit the Salariya Book Company at: w w w.salariy a .com www.book-house.co.uk ISBN-13: 978-0531-12354-6 (lib. bdg.) 978-0-531-16397-9 (pbk.) ISBN-10: 0-531-12354-5 (lib. bdg.) 0-531-16397-0 (pbk.) Published in 2004 in the United States by Franklin Watts An imprint of Scholastic Library Publishing 90 Sherman Turnpike, Danbury, CT 06816 A CIP catalog record for this title is available from the Library of Congress. Printed and bound in China. Printed on paper from sustainable forests. Reprinted in 2008. [Page 5] Dangerous Beasts '/ou’J Esther jfat Encounter Written by John Malam Illustrated by David Antram Created and designed by David Salariya w FRANKLIN WATTS A Division of Scholastic Inc. NEW YORK • TORONTO • LONDON • AUCKLAND • SYDNEY MEXICO CITY • NEW DELHI • HONG KONG DANBURY, CONNECTICUT [Page 6] events Introduction 5 It’s Co]d? LMng in the Ice Age 6 Darkness! A A'Isit to a Sacred Cave 8 Magic! The Mammoth Hunters’ Dance 10 Weapons! \ Mammoth Hunter’s Toofe 12 Shelter! Mammoth Bone Houses 14 At Last! you gee Mammoths 16 KHI! you Catch a Mammoth 18 Danger! Attached Hy PjvaJs 20 Buried! Disposing ®f the Dead 22 Least! Mammoth for Dinner 24 Long March? Crossing the Land Bridge % you peach a New Vor]d 28 Glossary 30 Index -32 [Page 7] /• ong, long ago, large areas of / ' Europe, Asia, and North 7 • •America were covered in ice *1 and snow. The temperature was Mtik is much lower than it is today. In this permanently cold environment, the ice cap from the North Pole spread southward. Today’s countries of Canada, northern United States, Greenland, Iceland, the British Isles, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and parts