Life with Mammoth

Ogg and Bob #2

by Ian Fraser, Mary Ann Fraser

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 and funny "caveman speak" these delightful chapter books are a treat for children.

Genres: Humor, Friendship, Prehistoric

64 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 1, 2010

Reviews

[Nancy Kotkin · Rating 3 out of 5]

In this sequel to Meet Mammoth, Ogg and Bob attempt to give their pet woolly mammoth a bath, they decorate their cave with the help of their pet, and each try to prove that he is the mammoth's best friend. Some very humorous moments, but I'm not a fan of the caveman-speak, which makes this book a poor role model for young children learning to read and to write. It's actually not a good example of a story either, because it's not focused on a central conflict; this is more a collection of vignettes.

[Cheryl · Rating 2 out of 5]

Impulse at library; not sure why. I guess I was curious just how wrong the science and culture are. But I won't tell you; I'll leave it to your child as an exercise in research and fact-checking. The story and art were a little bit cute but not for me.

[Sarah W · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ogg and Bob are two best friends who happen to be cavemen. Mug is their pet mammoth who excels at causing problems. Life with Mammoth is a reader with three chapters: bath time, cave art and best friend. The full color artwork adds another dimension to this book that will appeal to young readers obsessed with all things prehistoric. Bob and Ogg speak in stereotypical cavemen speech, but this is not a beginning reader in the sense of a Biscuit book. Nor is it as complex as Bink and Gollie in terms of vocabulary. It touches on some themes familiar to children - basic games and friendship - with a touch of humor.

In the first chapter, Mug hides so he doesn't get a mammoth bath. Bob's guesses of where to look for Mug are so close to being right that readers are sure to giggle that he keeps not finding the large, fuzzy creature. It is not until the change of the weather that they find their missing pet.

When Ogg declares the cave to be boring, he and Bob try to liven it up with some artwork but nothing is quite right in their eyes. Then they get a big help from a very muddy mammoth. Chapter three begins with an argument over who is Mug's best friend. This is interrupted by the arrival of a dangerous sabertooth.






This book is a Junior Library Guild selection.

[Kayla · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ogg and Bob are two very funny cavemen. I really enjoyed reading this book. At first glance I wasn't sure if they book was going to be good or not, but it is very good. Ogg and Bob talk like actual cavemen and they both have a funny mammoth pet named, Mug. Children will enjoy this book. The book also adds some humor to prehistoric times.

[Mandy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Life is not dull for cavemen Ogg and Bob now that they have their pet mammoth Mug. They face new challenges such as how to give Mug a bath, how to redecorate their cave, and deciding who Mug likes best.

[Krish · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book for reluctant readers/second graders/boys. Cavemen talk, short text, chapter book feel. I'm hooked.