When Marcel and his friends discovered the Lascaux Cave

Content : When young Marcel tosses a few stones into the hole his dog Robot has uncovered, he hears the echoing depths of the Lascaux hill. Convinced that he has finally found the exit of the Montignac castle’s underground passage—a tunnel that sparks the imagination of all the local children—Marcel vows to return and explore it.

A few days later, he and his three friends make an astonishing discovery: dozens of animals painted on the cave walls. Flabbergasted and amazed, they quickly agree that no one else must know about this extraordinary find. This incredible treasure belongs to them alone! Meanwhile, it is the cave and its millennia-old paintings that they must protect…

More than 11.000 copies sold.
Selected for the 2016–2017 Prix Renaudot des Benjamins
Selected for the 2017 Youth Historical Novel Prize, CM2–Year 7 Category

Pre-selected for the 2018 Prix des Incorruptibles, CM2–Year 7 Category