num_pages: 200
description: Two summers have passed since Graybeard's death and young Tao the Cave Painter carries the legacy of his friend and teacher wellwhen he brings bison and horses to life on the hard stone wall of the Sacred Caverns elders look at him with respect. They know his paintings will bring good luck to their hunt. On his journey to the Mountain People Tao discovers a clan held prisoner by their fear of a mad shaman Zugor who threatens them with curses and spells. Even worse Zugor keeps a blind girl and a group of mysteriously sick children captive in a cave claiming they are possessed by evil spirits. Tao knows he must help. Together with the brave blind girl Deha and Ram his loyal wolf-dog Tao follows an old map drawn by Graybeard and travels down the Great Waters where he seeks medicines to heal the children. The dangerous voyage grows more unpredictable at every step but there is no turning back. Justin Denzel's Return to the Painted Cave his much-anticipated sequel to Boy of the Painted Cave will take you on an unforgettable journey to the Stone Age. May the spirit of Graybeard be with you.
language: English
title: Return to the Painted Cave
publisher: Philomel