Clare specializes in non-fiction books for children of pre- and primary school age. Her favourite subjects are animals, history, art and culture. She has been shortlisted for the prestigious Aventis Junior Science Prize, and won a dozen Practical Pre-School Gold Awards.

An attractive book that uses a rich combination of words and photographs.

• 1: Who were the first Britons?;2: When was the Middle Stone Age?;3: What did people do in the New Stone Age?;4: What were Stone Age tombs like?;5: Why was Stonehenge built?;6: When did the Bronze Age begin?;7: Who were the Beaker people?;8: When did people learn to make iron?;9: What were Iron Age homes like?;10: Who were the Celts?;11: What did the Celts believe in?;12: How did the Iron Age end?;13: What to do next;14: Glossary;15: Find out more;16: Index;