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This answer contains spoilers… (view spoiler)[One is that there's a taboo on having wolf-dogs, because the leader Volt was attacked by one and does not like them, so Tao has to keep it a secret. Another is that he wants to be a cave painter, but he can't because only the "chosen ones" can, and he is not one of these chosen ones, so he runs away from his tribe. Another that could be one is that Graybeard, the Cave Painter for all the tribes, teaches Tao how to paint, but Graybeard is old and sickly, so that's a problem. Another problem is that Tao doesn't know who his parents are, so he also tries to find that out, Hope this helped, even though it's a year late. (hide spoiler)]
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This is a wonderful story about a boy living in the prehistoric era who wants to be a cave painter despite the fact that he is lame and this would make him unable to be a Chosen One. My kids and I (age 9) are doing a prehistory unit for our homeschooling, and both my kids and I eagerly looked forward to reading this story every day. It held just the right amount of historical detail and adventure to make this a really fun read.
I'd recommend reading this if you're looking for a short, fun, histo
This is a wonderful story about a boy living in the prehistoric era who wants to be a cave painter despite the fact that he is lame and this would make him unable to be a Chosen One. My kids and I (age 9) are doing a prehistory unit for our homeschooling, and both my kids and I eagerly looked forward to reading this story every day. It held just the right amount of historical detail and adventure to make this a really fun read.I'd recommend reading this if you're looking for a short, fun, historical fiction read, written at the middle grade level.
...more Nov 28, 2017 Lily rated it liked it
pretty good boring at some times and did not always make sense but when it did it was good and kept me hooked.
May 01, 2016 Rena Sherwood rated it really liked it
Better than the entire series of Jean Auel's M. Earth's Children series combined. To be fair, Denzel's book came out 8 years after The Clan of the Cave Bear and 6 years after The Valley of Horses but he stuck more to the everyday struggles of a young cave man rather than the everynight sexcapades that Auel centered on. Believe it or not, the lack of sex made for a much better book.
The protagonist is easy to like. The world created is believable. There are cool animals to "ooo" and "ahh" over. Th
Better than the entire series of Jean Auel's M. Earth's Children series combined. To be fair, Denzel's book came out 8 years after The Clan of the Cave Bear and 6 years after The Valley of Horses but he stuck more to the everyday struggles of a young cave man rather than the everynight sexcapades that Auel centered on. Believe it or not, the lack of sex made for a much better book.
The protagonist is easy to like. The world created is believable. There are cool animals to "ooo" and "ahh" over. The protagonist's problems are still the same problems we have today -- trying to get along with a bunch of assholes who want to sacrifice you to their god(s).
The only big problem I had with the book was that there was confusion about tarpans and horses. Back when this was published, it was thought that Prezwalkski's horse were one of four horse types that created all of the root stock of the domesticated horse. It is now known that Prezwalski's horse is a different species entirely (different chromosome number) and that tarpans may have added more to the domesticated horses of today than originally thought. A minor quibble, but STILL ...
Jun 10, 2018 Amanda rated it liked it
The story was well enough written, but I didn't care for the message of not following leadership, forging your own path, following your dreams even if they're taboo, etc. I realize in this instance there weren't good reasons for the taboos, but I think that part will be largely lost on children ... especially since the whole "follow your heart/dreams" is overly enforced in society. I'm not anti-following-passions, but given the over-emphasis on this today at large I think the part of the book th The story was well enough written, but I didn't care for the message of not following leadership, forging your own path, following your dreams even if they're taboo, etc. I realize in this instance there weren't good reasons for the taboos, but I think that part will be largely lost on children ... especially since the whole "follow your heart/dreams" is overly enforced in society. I'm not anti-following-passions, but given the over-emphasis on this today at large I think the part of the book that tries to balance that will be overlooked by most readers. That aside, the story was just ok and not particularly compelling. ...more
Sep 02, 2012 Melissa rated it it was amazing
Recommends it for: preteens/ young adults
Recommended to Melissa by: My mentor teacher
The book started off slow. Finally after the boy started getting some training the book finally picked up speed and development of a plot. In all a very interesting book, and I would recommend for preteens to read.
It was hard to me at the first time but it was good, I liked the main character becoming a perfect painter. However, it was little bit disappointing at the last chapter cause i felt the story was getting too fast.
Aug 03, 2017 Katie rated it liked it
We read this to accompany Story of the World Volume 1. I really enjoyed this especially the bond between Ram and Tao. It reminded me, in ways, of Where the Red Fern Grows. I also liked the independence and capability it showed Tao having, in spite of his disability.
Sep 28, 2018 Kelly rated it it was amazing
In the novel Boy of the Painted Cave by Justin Denzel, it jumps into the Pyrenees Mountains in Spain and dates back to about 18 to 20 thousand years ago. The story starts out with a young boy named Tao, who is obsessed with cave painting and drawing. Unfortunately, the clan leader Volt, forbids cave painting unless you're a clan cave painter, like Graybeard. (We'll find out about him later in the review.) Tao is sent out hunting, and meets a young wolf dog who he names Ram. Tao is close to Ram In the novel Boy of the Painted Cave by Justin Denzel, it jumps into the Pyrenees Mountains in Spain and dates back to about 18 to 20 thousand years ago. The story starts out with a young boy named Tao, who is obsessed with cave painting and drawing. Unfortunately, the clan leader Volt, forbids cave painting unless you're a clan cave painter, like Graybeard. (We'll find out about him later in the review.) Tao is sent out hunting, and meets a young wolf dog who he names Ram. Tao is close to Ram because they hunt together and keep each other company. It is hard for Tao because Volt does not allow wolf dogs in his clan, so Tao must be secret about his hunting with Ram. Tao then meets Graybeard, who is a shaman. (Graybeard travels from clan to clan painting caves.)
In this novel, Boy of the Painted Cave, there are many big events. One of the first events is when Tao meets Ram. Tao could see a bone stuck in Ram's mouth. Tao sprang onto Ram, yanking the bone out of his mouth. Another big event in the story is when Tao first met Graybeard. Graybeard automatically knew who Tao was. Graybeard taught Tao how to paint and draw animals in caves secretly, so that the clan leader, Volt, wouldn't find out. The third and last main event before the end, is when Tao and Ram try to hunt a herd of mammoths.
I loved this book because there was a lot of action and the book really caught on to me, and I immediately got sucked into the book when I read the first sentence. One of my favorite parts of the story was the ending. The ending really made the book make sense. I really liked this author because he gave a lot of detail in the book. I think anyone could read this book, and say it was great.
I would recommend this book to anybody, and I think they would like it because the novel is packed with so much action and detail that it's just a great book. I would give this book 5 stars because I really liked and anybody else could read the first chapter and say, "I'll read this book!"
"You are a dreamer." - Kala "I feel good here." - Graybeard. ...more
In this novel, Boy of the Painted Cave, there are many big events. One of the first events is when Tao meets Ram. Tao could see a bone stuck in Ram's mouth. Tao sprang onto Ram, yanking the bone out of his mouth. Another big event in the story is when Tao first met Graybeard. Graybeard automatically knew who Tao was. Graybeard taught Tao how to paint and draw animals in caves secretly, so that the clan leader, Volt, wouldn't find out. The third and last main event before the end, is when Tao and Ram try to hunt a herd of mammoths.
I loved this book because there was a lot of action and the book really caught on to me, and I immediately got sucked into the book when I read the first sentence. One of my favorite parts of the story was the ending. The ending really made the book make sense. I really liked this author because he gave a lot of detail in the book. I think anyone could read this book, and say it was great.
I would recommend this book to anybody, and I think they would like it because the novel is packed with so much action and detail that it's just a great book. I would give this book 5 stars because I really liked and anybody else could read the first chapter and say, "I'll read this book!"
"You are a dreamer." - Kala "I feel good here." - Graybeard. ...more
Sep 28, 2018 Luke Day rated it it was amazing
The novel Boy of the Painted Cave by Justin Denzel takes place in the foothills of the Pyrenees Mountains in Spain, eighteen to twenty thousand years ago during prehistoric times. The main character is Tao who has a dream of being a cave painter, doesn't want to help hunt, he also has a bad foot. Tao wants to be a cave painter but the clan people only let chosen ones picked from the spirits be cave painters but he also struggles with not knowing what happened to his parents.
This book is about T The novel Boy of the Painted Cave by Justin Denzel takes place in the foothills of the Pyrenees Mountains in Spain, eighteen to twenty thousand years ago during prehistoric times. The main character is Tao who has a dream of being a cave painter, doesn't want to help hunt, he also has a bad foot. Tao wants to be a cave painter but the clan people only let chosen ones picked from the spirits be cave painters but he also struggles with not knowing what happened to his parents.
This book is about Tao, one-day tao was drawing pictures in the sand but he lost his rabbit. That night the clan people told tao to go search for the rabbit but it was gone so he went to bed but a wolf-dog came which he saved, befriended and named ram. Later in the book, Tao and ram are out hunting but they see mammoths charging so ram goes and tries to stop them but a wolf cannot take on a huge mammoth. Lastly, Tao is accused of murderer so he is sent to face the mighty Saxon.
I think this book is great, I like the story, how the book progresses, and how they introduce characters. The story is great because it tells you a lot about how ancient peoples survived but it also is very descriptive of everything like "Noises filled the swamp, reeds cracked." The first page introduces the main character Tao and his struggle, which is really great.
I recommend this book because it can be thrilling at times or descriptive which would be good to a younger audience but if I had to rate this book it would be 4 ½ stars. I liked a part of the book where mammoths attack Tao because it is very descriptive. ...more
This book is about T The novel Boy of the Painted Cave by Justin Denzel takes place in the foothills of the Pyrenees Mountains in Spain, eighteen to twenty thousand years ago during prehistoric times. The main character is Tao who has a dream of being a cave painter, doesn't want to help hunt, he also has a bad foot. Tao wants to be a cave painter but the clan people only let chosen ones picked from the spirits be cave painters but he also struggles with not knowing what happened to his parents.
This book is about Tao, one-day tao was drawing pictures in the sand but he lost his rabbit. That night the clan people told tao to go search for the rabbit but it was gone so he went to bed but a wolf-dog came which he saved, befriended and named ram. Later in the book, Tao and ram are out hunting but they see mammoths charging so ram goes and tries to stop them but a wolf cannot take on a huge mammoth. Lastly, Tao is accused of murderer so he is sent to face the mighty Saxon.
I think this book is great, I like the story, how the book progresses, and how they introduce characters. The story is great because it tells you a lot about how ancient peoples survived but it also is very descriptive of everything like "Noises filled the swamp, reeds cracked." The first page introduces the main character Tao and his struggle, which is really great.
I recommend this book because it can be thrilling at times or descriptive which would be good to a younger audience but if I had to rate this book it would be 4 ½ stars. I liked a part of the book where mammoths attack Tao because it is very descriptive. ...more
I've always enjoyed reading books about indigenous people. That's why I wrote one myself--Sons of The People. Of course, this book intrigued me in the way that the actual cave paintings of Lascaux have fascinated those who have seen them. How did they put so much life into the animals that ran across those rocky walls? The artists of those paintings might have been the hunters, but more likely it would have been someone who possessed a particular talent for that art. Maybe a shaman. Or maybe a y I've always enjoyed reading books about indigenous people. That's why I wrote one myself--Sons of The People. Of course, this book intrigued me in the way that the actual cave paintings of Lascaux have fascinated those who have seen them. How did they put so much life into the animals that ran across those rocky walls? The artists of those paintings might have been the hunters, but more likely it would have been someone who possessed a particular talent for that art. Maybe a shaman. Or maybe a young boy who wanted to paint the animals rather than participate in the killing of them. Tao boldly leaves his people to follow what his heart tells him to do. The story is action-filled with interesting characters and a wonderful wolf-dog. ...more
Dec 30, 2021 Emma M. rated it it was amazing
Tao has always been different from the rest of his clan and being different can be incredibly dangerous. He feels the urge to create pictures and longs to become a cave painter. Unfortunately that is forbidden as he is not a direct descendent of the Chosen Ones and if he is discovered he could be killed. Graybeard, the current Shaman, discovers Tao's secret and begins to help Tao create pictures that come alive.
I love that this little novel examines, roots for, and celebrates the needs some of u
Tao has always been different from the rest of his clan and being different can be incredibly dangerous. He feels the urge to create pictures and longs to become a cave painter. Unfortunately that is forbidden as he is not a direct descendent of the Chosen Ones and if he is discovered he could be killed. Graybeard, the current Shaman, discovers Tao's secret and begins to help Tao create pictures that come alive.I love that this little novel examines, roots for, and celebrates the needs some of us have always had, the need to create, the need to question, and even rebel. I really loved this little novel and think it may be the best of the prehistoric bunch!
...more I thought that this book was not the best but still an intresting book. It is about a boy who finds a wolf and they become best friends. But the tribe he is from it is taboo or also known as evil to befriend a wolf. They are cnsidered evil. In this book the tribe constanly tries to kill the dog. I thought it was a good story plot but the part that bored me was the book always brought the characters to spots that were not that important to the story.
I see why teachers would choose this book for character analysis and as a solid classroom read. I feel like Ms. Paver's "Chronicles of Ancient Darkness"did it better, but that book series was more mystical so maybe not what teachers are looking for with this topic.
This story of Tao's coming of age, his journey to follow his dream of painting caves like his idol Greybeard, and his wolf-dog Ram was very sweet. It is a perfect one for 5th-6th grade readers.
It's was OK for a children's book. I read it to deconstruct for a 6th grade class, and I think in that regard it was enjoyable. Other than that it was very much just get through it must of the time, we a few exciting bits here and there. Very basic. Though with the right direction it could make a great movie. It's was OK for a children's book. I read it to deconstruct for a 6th grade class, and I think in that regard it was enjoyable. Other than that it was very much just get through it must of the time, we a few exciting bits here and there. Very basic. Though with the right direction it could make a great movie. ...more
Mar 11, 2018 Janice rated it really liked it
Tao of the Valley People wants to be a cave painter, but it is forbidden by his clan unless you are the son of someone important like the chief. He is an orphan with a malformed foot. He is told about his mother, but not his dad. He secretly breaks several clan taboos in order to fulfill his destiny.
Great read for kids (both boys and girls like it). Also good for discussions.
Aug 16, 2018 NoahK rated it it was amazing
The main character is very fierce and he is very brave to live by himself in the wilderness. He gets to learn a lot of things but also faces obstacle such as fighting the Samurai. He is fully exposed to the wild and enjoys hunting animals down. Along the way, he makes friends with a pet.
Nov 28, 2018 Kim rated it liked it
I read it aloud to my class because we were studying pre-history. It wasn't bad. For an older book (published in 1988) there wasn't anything cringey. There were some good hunting scenes that some of my students loved. It went a little long at places, but overall it was a hit. I read it aloud to my class because we were studying pre-history. It wasn't bad. For an older book (published in 1988) there wasn't anything cringey. There were some good hunting scenes that some of my students loved. It went a little long at places, but overall it was a hit. ...more
Oct 20, 2019 Reyhaneh rated it it was amazing
Read this to keep up with what my 6th graders were reading and loved it! Short, exciting, full of imagery of the Ice Age and kept me yearning for more. Will definitely be looking up more books about that period.
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Jun 30, 2018 Jaylie rated it liked it
It was nothing very special. Some parts seemed pointless.
Jan 05, 2019 Unisauros rated it it was amazing
A great book about overcoming what people think you cannot do. Short, every scene belongs. It's also nice to return to this book as an adult. A great book about overcoming what people think you cannot do. Short, every scene belongs. It's also nice to return to this book as an adult. ...more
Very good!
Very good short read if you enjoy books from this era! A young boy overcomes many stigmas to fulfill the life he was destined for!
Mar 23, 2019 Kiana De rated it it was amazing
This book was absolutely amazing, I read it with my core class! It was a great way to learn the relationship between a dog and a boy, and be able to learn about history in more of a fun way!
May 02, 2019 Susan Strayer rated it it was amazing
I listened to this with my kids and we all really enjoyed a step back in time.
Sep 21, 2019 Janet rated it really liked it
My rating is based on the reaction of my 7th graders when I read it to them every year. They love the story aspect and I love that it teaches them a little about life in the Paleolithic Era!
Read this with my sixth graders as part of an early humans unit for history class. Engaging enough for the age range while still relatable to the content.
Sep 22, 2021 Lillian rated it really liked it
Good book, but it ended up being a bit dry in the middle.
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