The name of the Czech writer, teacher and historian Eduard Storch is widely known not only in his homeland, but also in other countries. Storch's adventure novels, dedicated to the distant past of mankind, still arouse the interest of young people (and not only!) readers. Storch repeatedly visited archaeological expeditions, took part in many excavations — and in order to share his knowledge with the younger generation, he began to write books about the life of primitive people."The Bronze Treasure" is another fascinating story about the life of prehistoric tribes inhabiting the banks of the Vltava River. The main character, a Short boy, is a stranger among his own. Despite the fact that he is the son of a Pathfinder respected in the Bear tribe, Shorty is forced to endure constant ridicule from peers and pokes from adults, and it's all about his small stature and physical weakness. There is no way Bears can accept an infirm boy as an equal. However, Shorty tries not to be discouraged — he, like his father, perfectly reads the tracks of animals and finds solace in walking through the forest and communicating with animals. But it seems that the boy's dreams of becoming his own are not destined to come true... The tracker is found dead, and even accused of an insidious crime. Shorty sees by the footsteps that the father is innocent, but the tribesmen do not even want to listen to the boy. He can no longer stay among the Bears, and Shorty embarks on a dangerous journey to find the treasure that the stranger told them about, and at the same time find the killers of his father and return his honest name to him.The novel with illustrations by the wonderful Czech artist Zdenek Burian is published in Russian for the first time!