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My class have been invited to the above. I wonder if any of you know of a primary-school friendly history of Stonehenge/what it's all about. That I could give to my kids before they go.

I'm up to my neck in SAT'S at the moment and just haven't got the time to run up my own 'I-Spy Stonehenge' booklet.

Many thanks in advance

Ness

but this is one of my favourite prehistory things on the internet. Which is (well) kind of relevant. Wrong era. Oh and wrong country. But kind of shows that the people then had a different mindset, perhaps.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/celts/parents/
Something on Stonehenge would be great though.

Stonehenge Simplified would be nice to see, but it is so very involved, and the data throws up changes to the plan all the time, making it an everchanging project.

The Stonehenge People by Aubrey Burl is excellent reading, if a little longer than you really want, but it sets the background and history of the site and the surroundings so perfectly. Hengeworld by Mike Pitts is also excellent if a little swamped with data.

Unfortunately with timber rings, buildings, postholes, stoneholes and pits spread over 2000 years or more, plus the surrounding landscape, there's rather too much to easily simplify a summary.

Which makes it so compelling!

I can suggest a number of suitable texts, but you don't say the age of the pupils !

As you state 'rebuilt' I assume you want that in particular - in which case it isn't in most, there is only one book - Chjristopher Chippendale, Stonehenge Complete, Thames & Hudson 2004 £12.95.

It is what it says on the tin, very comprehensive, very straightforward, the rebuild in three stages is in there and it is an honest appraisal from outside of EH.

VBB (being serious for once)

There's The Amazing Stonehenge Pop-Up Book http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/server/show/ConGenericProduct.144 - a copy of which I must actually get fer m'self :-)

it's being organised by Bishop Grossetete Teaching College because they are opening up a new archaeology lab. They've got Julian thingy (Meet the Ancestors) coming along as he's done this rebuild thing before.

My class are one of three, and we're doing the final bit where we get to raise the 'stones' etc

And the kids are between 7 + 11. It involves wood and paper mache on a GRAND scale!!

Well as promised here's some photo's. We had a fabulous afternoon but had to add to the rather full risk assessment that the only real risk was Julian Richards himself! He managed to saw his shin bone! We are now the proud owners of a signed 'pop-up book' which as many of you said is fantastic.

http://s145.photobucket.com/albums/r238/Debaserness/Stonehenge%20Rebuilt/?action=view¤t=1181383889.pbw

http://s145.photobucket.com/albums/r238/Debaserness/Stonehenge%20Rebuilt/?action=view¤t=1181383684.pbw

http://s145.photobucket.com/albums/r238/Debaserness/Stonehenge%20Rebuilt/?action=view¤t=1181383992.pbw

http://s145.photobucket.com/albums/r238/Debaserness/Stonehenge%20Rebuilt/?action=view¤t=1181498564.pbw

http://s145.photobucket.com/albums/r238/Debaserness/Stonehenge%20Rebuilt/?action=view¤t=1181500239.pbw

The children all went home high as kites and covered in goo and full of facts and more questions - you can't ask for more than that.


They now want to build a proper round house in the school grounds!