The Cave Boy of the Age of Stone is a classic heavily illustrated educational children’s novel aimed at a juvenile audience published in 1907 by author Margaret A. McIntyre and illustrated by Irma Deremeaux. The storyline focuses on two young brothers and their family group while attempting to educate the young reader in a picture of what life was like for Cavemen. In the earliest part of the narrative, the author introduces the idea of domestication of animals, because a tethered kid (goat offspring) had become gentled and docile—so much so they put their toddler sister on its back for a ride. Moving forward, the novel describes all the major milestones featured during the stone age such as the discovery of fire, the creation of weapons, hunting/ foraging for food, cooking that food, as well as how and why man learnt how to swim.
Creators/Key Contributors Margaret A. McIntyre, Irma Deremeaux
First Appearance The Cave Boy of the Age of Stone (1907)
First Publisher George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd. (UK), D. Appleton and Company (US)
Appearance List The Cave Boy of the Age of Stone (1907)
Sample Read The Cave Boy of the Age of Stone (1907) [Internet Archive]
Description The Cave Boy of the Age of Stone is a classic heavily illustrated educational children’s novel aimed at a juvenile audience published in 1907 by author Margaret A. McIntyre and illustrated by Irma Deremeaux. The storyline focuses on two young brothers and their family group while attempting to educate the young reader in a picture of what life was like for Cavemen. In the earliest part of the narrative, the author introduces the idea of domestication of animals, because a tethered kid (goat offspring) had become gentled and docile—so much so they put their toddler sister on its back for a ride. Moving forward, the novel describes all the major milestones featured during the stone age such as the discovery of fire, the creation of weapons, hunting/ foraging for food, cooking that food, as well as how and why man learnt how to swim.
