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Footprints in Time [Hardcover]

Petru Popescu (Author)
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Jack Conran can't imagine a better way to spend his summer than researching lions with his scientist father in Tanzania. He's thrilled when Dad invites him along on an expedition to the Witch's Pot, a storm-guarded and unexplored crater in the savanna. But when their plane goes down, Jack finds himself injured and alone in a wilderness teeming with hungry predators. Alone, that is, until he meets the mysterious creature who saved his life. Battling lions and the elements, Jack struggles to survive. But if he wants to return to civilization alive, Jack must first learn the fantastic secrets that nature—and his father—have been hiding.

A fast-paced adventure of discovery and survival from New York Times bestselling author Petru Popescu.


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Grade 5–8—On his summer vacation, Jack joins his scientist father and a research assistant to tag lions on the Tanzanian savanna but is stranded in the wilderness when their small plane crashes, killing both men. The survival story takes an extraordinary turn when the injured 13-year-old finds himself cared for by a boyish primate he comes to call Stone Boy. Jack remembers his father's excitement, earlier, when Jack found a trail of ancient primatelike footprints and begins wondering if tagging lions was just a cover for a deeper interest in tracking evidence of early man. The author develops Stone Boy with just enough human qualities to make him endearing, yet realistic. The unlikely friends learn to communicate using gestures and noises, make spears to kill game, and build fires with glass from the plane. The short idyll is disrupted by the appearance of Stone Boy's tribe, including his mother; its alpha leader; and Mohawk, a primate whose penchant for violence makes Jack even more resolved to find his way back to civilization. A satisfying ending includes an emotional rescue and Jack's tight-lipped explanation of his experiences, protecting Stone Boy, as his friend had protected him. Factual information about anthropologists and African wildlife intertwines with speculative fiction to create a fast-paced adventure that middle graders will relish.—Vicki Reutter, Cazenovia High School, NY
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About the Author

Petru Popescu is the author of The Return, The Oasis, Amazon Beaming, and the bestselling novel Almost Adam. He grew up in Romania and now lives in California with his family.


Product Details

  • Reading level: Ages 10 and up
  • Hardcover: 256 pages
  • Publisher: HarperCollins; First Edition edition (May 27, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0060883995
  • ISBN-13: 978-0060883997
  • Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 6 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,292,394 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This book is the version of Almost Adam witten for the teen market. I very much enjoyed it. Thou I read it some time back it is basically about a boy that is the only survivor of a plane crash in the wilds of Africa and the young primate that befriends him saving his life. Their time together made for an interesting story and provided some examples of getting along with others who are not like us.
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Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
stone boy, mungongo nuts, lion prints, inner crater, second rim, hunting stone, rescue plane
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Witch's Pot, Alan Conran, Nancy Gwara, Frank Aoyama, Professor Conran, Acacia Grove, Inner Rim
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