Come face-to-face with the most amazing prehistoric beasts in this stunning gift book, illustrated by the Kate Greenaway Medal-winner Grahame Baker-Smith.
Are you brave enough to meet the incredible giants that shared the Stone Age world with our ancestors? From the woolly mammoth to the fearsome sabre-toothed cat, and from the giant eagle swooping in the skies to the six-metre snake slithering along the forest floor, this is an awesome introduction to prehistory’s biggest beasts. Featuring eighteen animals from all over the world, illustrated with flair by Kate Greenaway Medal-winning illustrator Grahame Baker-Smith, and packed with jaw-dropping facts, this is an atmospheric and absorbing journey through the Stone Age world.

Prizes

Nominated for Missouri Association of School Librarians Dogwood Titles 2024 (United States),Nominated for Kentucky Bluegrass Award 2025 (United States)

The dramatic illustrations by Kate Greenaway Medal winner Baker Smith are the star of this informative title […] Eighteen animals in total are portayed alongside a raft of fascinating facts from prize-winning travel writer Lerwill. * The Bookseller *

Ben Lerwill is an award-winning writer whose work has appeared in national and international publications including the Guardian, The Sunday Times and BBC Countryfile. He's written children's books for Nosy Crow, Puffin, Quarto and more. This is his first book with Walker. He lives in Oxfordshire.

Grahame Baker-Smith always knew he wanted to be an illustrator. He studied at Berkshire College of Art and Design and has been drawing for over twenty years for both children and adults in books and magazines. In 2011 he won the prestigious Kate Greenaway Medal for the outstanding illustrations in Farther. His previous book for Walker was Life: The First Four Billion Years. He lives in Bath with his wife and three children.