Meet Mammoth

by Ian Fraser, Mary Ann Fraser (Illustrator)

Overview

Ogg and Bob are cavemen. They’re also best friends. Ogg is good at thinking of things for the two friends to do together. Bob is good at solving the problems that he and Ogg encounter. But what happens when these two cavemen decide to get a pet mammoth? With simple text, funny “caveman speak,” and full-color illustrations on every page, these delightful chapter books are a treat for children.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781477816172
Publisher:	Amazon Publishing
Publication date:	09/28/2013
Series:	Ogg and Bob Series , #1
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	65
Product dimensions:	7.60(w) x 4.80(h) x 0.30(d)
Lexile:	410L (what's this?)
Age Range:	6 - 9 Years

About the Author

Ian Fraser lives in San Luis Obispo, California and created the Ogg and Bob stories with his mother, illustrator Mary Ann Fraser.

Mary Ann Fraser has a lot of plates in the air. She is the award-winning author/illustrator of over sixty fiction and non-fiction books for children and visits schools and libraries around the country to “cook up stories”. For relaxation she can be found out in the garden submitting to the whims of nature, plein aire painting, hiking, or playing her hammered dulcimer. She’s a rehabilitated soccer mom, damage control specialist (thanks to three sons), and likes to eat more than cook but does plenty of both.

Editorial Reviews

Gr 2–4—Cavemen Ogg and Bob speak in simplified speech patterns, aren't real bright, dress like the Flintstones, and live in a cave. Ogg wants a pet, and, under their circumstances, a mammoth is the default choice. Through dumb luck, and little skill, they manage to capture one, escape the jaws of a Saber-tooth Tiger, and "train" their newly acquired pet—all in one day. Despite their shenanigans, these characters learn that having a pet isn't all fun and games, but a real responsibility. Relatively spare text and full-color cartoons, some covering a spread and some full page, will serve reluctant readers well, while in-between readers will pick up on the irony of the sticky situations Ogg and Bob elude. This title may also serve as an out-of-the-ordinary option for fans of graphic novels who are looking for more traditional styling in their next read. It is an amusing tale of two friends and their unusual adventures, but the clipped style of dialogue might confuse emerging readers (";Me climb down,' said Bob"; "'Me name him Bob!' said Ogg." "'How we train Mug?' asked Bob."—Lindsay Persohn, Crystal Lake Elementary, Lakeland, FL

School Library Journal

Like a prehistoric precursor to Abbott and Costello or Laurel and Hardy, Ogg and Bob show the ups and downs of friendship in an age of wooly mammoths and saber-tooth tigers. In their first book, the two discover a cheery blue mammoth that they immediately adopt and dub Mug. Mammoth care is not easy, however, and after covering basic training and sleep deprivation in book one, the companion title, Life With Mammoth (ISBN: 978-0-7614-5722-0), sees the two attempt to give their new pet a bath, engage in some cave art and determine who Mug's best friend really is. The books straddle that fine line between early readers and early chapter books, offering very short chapters that still contain a lot of meat and action. Fraser's art provides just the right tone, Ogg and Bob sporting permanent five-o'clock shadows in spite of their childlike natures. Certainly, it won't take a mammoth lover to enjoy the hijinks of these sweet, ancient boneheads. (Fiction. 4-9)

Kirkus Reviews