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When young prehistoric Kali receives a bow to practice hunting, he puts it to his mouth, plucks the string, and creates music that draws the wild animals to him--and charms his companions, who declare Kali a shaman. Winter's illustrations employ the flat, elemental forms of cave art in this interesting visit to the might-have-been.