Littlenose the Hero

Littlenose the Hero is part of a 5 book series about Littlenose. These books are written by John Grant and illustrated by Ross Collins.
The book follows the main character, Littlenose (he got his name because his nose was no bigger than a berry) and all his adventures along the way.
His tribe is the Neanderthals and the setting is in the Ice Age. He lives in a cave and they use coloured pebbles as money.

Littlenose meets Two-Eyes
Littlenose goes to the markets with his father to buy some more flint to start a fire however he gets split from his father. Littlenose's secret is that he found a green pebble near the stream and has kept it from his father so he wants to go buy something. He comes across the smallest, wooliest and saddest mammoth, who has one green and one red eye. The owner wants to sell him for whatever price, so Littlenose buys him and now has a new friend, Two-Eyes.
The Sun Dance
Once a year, the Neanderthals put on a Sun Dance at the turn of seasons, to show the sun what Summer is like so that it will remember and to give it the strength to return. Littlenose is now old enough to understand the concept of the Sun Dance, and is now able to participate.
The Painted Cave
Littlenose wanders off down a long dark tunnel and finds light at the end, however it isn't the sunlight but fire. He has gone into a tunnel belonging to the Straightnoses (another tribe). They are the ones who paint the paintings on the cave walls. The Straightnoses come back to chant to their latest painting, in hoping for a successful hunt. They hear Littlenose and chase him out.
Littlenose the Musician
Littlenose's favourite uncle, Uncle Redhead, has flaming red hair and is very generous with his gifts. He takes Littlenose and makes him a set of pipes, however the tribe doesnt like him playing them. Then one day, Littlenose and Two-Eyes run into a hyena and to call for help he plays his pipes and his father comes and rescues both of them.
Littlenose the Hero
Littlenose's dad wants him to be an excellent hunter just like himself, however Littlenose wasn't. In fact he didnt really have anything that he was really good at. So one day, he decided that he would catch the biggest rhino anyone had ever seen and then he would be great at something. So for weeks he dug a massive hole, however when his father came looking for hm one day, his father fell into it. Littlenose cut down a tree which fell into the hole, so that his father could climb. The tribe called him a hero for saving his father.

These little stories within the book teach the students something different. They teach students to be patient and not to rush into things without thinking them through. It teaches them that they dont have to be the best at everything, and not to force yourself to be great at something.
They also mention about how life would have been like back in the dark ages.