Nell and the Cave Bear: The Journey Home (Nell and the Cave Bear 2)

Martin Brown is the cartoonist illustrator of the hugely successful Horrible Histories series.He trained to be an art teacher in his home town of Melbourne before working as a stage-hand in the television studios of the ABC. Then, following many Australian footsteps abroad, Martin ended up in London where his lifetime dream of becoming a cartoonist was realised.After working on magazines and greetings cards, his drawing style and sense of humour found a home in children's books. He was eventually asked to team up with Terry Deary on a new project due to be called Horrible Histories. More than twenty-five years, sixty titles and twenty million copies sold later, their books have become a phenomenon, expanding into the award-winning BBC TV programme, exhibitions, games and stage shows.More recently, Martin has illustrated Philip Pullman's New Cut Gang reissue and John McLay's Harry & Oats early reader titles. He has also written and illustrated his own fun non-fiction series for children, Lesser Spotted Animals.Martin lives with his family and a shaggy grey lurcher called Flint in the gorgeous Dorset countryside.

A truly heartwarming adventure... These adorable stories have all the right ingredients for early readers ... exciting, easy-to-follow adventures full of friendships and fun escapades, gentle humour, diverse animal and human characters, and all beautifully brought to life by Brown's exquisite two-tone artwork. Moving tales of togetherness with messages for the modern world...