La véritable histoire de Yéga, l'enfant de la préhistoire qui aimait les chevaux

Synopsis of La véritable histoire de Yéga, l'enfant de la préhistoire qui aimait les chevaux

«La véritable histoire de Yéga, l'enfant de la préhistoire qui aimait les chevaux» is the children's novel by Pascale Bouchié and Étienne Jung, published by Bayard in paperback (44 pages, in French).

Set in Europe 30,000 years ago, it tells the story of Yéga, a ten-year-old girl from the Rivière clan who finds an orphaned foal and tames it in secret. During her walks she meets a Neanderthal boy and forms a forbidden friendship between two opposing peoples. The edition includes illustrated pages with documentary information about the lives of Homo sapiens and Neanderthals.

The title belongs to the Les romans Images doc collection, from the French publisher Bayard, and was published in 2012.

Aimed at young readers aged 9 to 12; combines fiction with historical facts about prehistory. The text is in French, suitable for those who already read in this language.