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Mammoth
The funny, touching story of an Ice Age mammoth who finds himself in a modern day city from the bestselling author of Dogs Don't Do Ballet .
Big beast. Big city. BIG TROUBLE.
When an Ice Age mammoth finds himself in a modern day city, he's not at all sure what to make of this huge, gleaming forest. Strange birds in the sky, strange beetles on the ground and strange, shouty cavemen.
Is he the only mammoth in the WORLD?
A warm and and endearing story about finding your herd and a place to trumpet wildly from much-loved author Anna Kemp and exciting new illustrator, Adam Beer.
Other books by Anna
Dogs Don't Do Ballet
Rhinos Don't Eat Pancakes
The Worst Princess
Sir Lilypad
Dave the Lonely Monster
Big beast. Big city. BIG TROUBLE.
When an Ice Age mammoth finds himself in a modern day city, he's not at all sure what to make of this huge, gleaming forest. Strange birds in the sky, strange beetles on the ground and strange, shouty cavemen.
Is he the only mammoth in the WORLD?
A warm and and endearing story about finding your herd and a place to trumpet wildly from much-loved author Anna Kemp and exciting new illustrator, Adam Beer.
Other books by Anna
Dogs Don't Do Ballet
Rhinos Don't Eat Pancakes
The Worst Princess
Sir Lilypad
Dave the Lonely Monster
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Published May 27, 2021
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May 4, 2021
Oh what an absolutely beautiful story! It was a nice length that will hold little ones attention. It flows well and the illustrations compliment the story beautifully. It is sure to invoke different emotions from its audience. As I read I could feel Mammoths curiosity, confusion, sadness, anger, injustice, happiness and relief, as I made my way through the story. It’s beautiful illustrations clearly show the reader what is happening on the page and moves in a way that is easy to follow. A child would be able to use these as prompts to look at independently and retell the story in their own narrative.
I loved the story itself and how, after a long sleep, mammoth unfreezes and wakes to find himself in a very strange place. It looks the same but there are lots of new, and different things around him, like shiny trees in the shiny forest and odd structures he has never seen before. As mammoth searches for his herd and investigates the strange new environment he has found himself in, he goes through a rollercoaster of emotions as he tries to understand and fit in in this new world. As he tries to blend in, I did have a little giggle, particularly from the illustrations that support the text in that area of the book. Try as he might, he best efforts do not work, and however he tries to fit in, he fails in one way or another. As he glumly skulks about one evening he hears a sound. It sounds like the trumpeting of his herd but also it sounds slightly different. He soon discovers the sound is from an instrument, a trumpet, and starts to join in alongside the person making the music. This is where he suddenly discovers he can fit in, and that there is a place where he can be him and comfortable.
I like the fun tale of this story. It can be used to help promote emotional literacy and understanding and the message is a great one to share with little ones. About not worrying what others think about you, no matter what, you will have a place where you fit in somewhere, your own herd, where you will be accepted and loved.
A lovely book which I look forward to sharing with the children at my setting once it is released!
I received an Advanced Copy of this book through NetGalley. Thank you to the publisher and author for the opportunity to read and review this e-book. It’s fab!
I loved the story itself and how, after a long sleep, mammoth unfreezes and wakes to find himself in a very strange place. It looks the same but there are lots of new, and different things around him, like shiny trees in the shiny forest and odd structures he has never seen before. As mammoth searches for his herd and investigates the strange new environment he has found himself in, he goes through a rollercoaster of emotions as he tries to understand and fit in in this new world. As he tries to blend in, I did have a little giggle, particularly from the illustrations that support the text in that area of the book. Try as he might, he best efforts do not work, and however he tries to fit in, he fails in one way or another. As he glumly skulks about one evening he hears a sound. It sounds like the trumpeting of his herd but also it sounds slightly different. He soon discovers the sound is from an instrument, a trumpet, and starts to join in alongside the person making the music. This is where he suddenly discovers he can fit in, and that there is a place where he can be him and comfortable.
I like the fun tale of this story. It can be used to help promote emotional literacy and understanding and the message is a great one to share with little ones. About not worrying what others think about you, no matter what, you will have a place where you fit in somewhere, your own herd, where you will be accepted and loved.
A lovely book which I look forward to sharing with the children at my setting once it is released!
I received an Advanced Copy of this book through NetGalley. Thank you to the publisher and author for the opportunity to read and review this e-book. It’s fab!
July 28, 2022
Een onwijs leuk en tof boek over een mammoet die wakker wordt uit ijs en ontdekt dat de plek nu helemaal anders is. En waar is zijn kudde????
Ik kon dit boek niet laten liggen, ik heb hem ook voornamelijk gekozen voor de cover. Haha. En daarna las ik de blurb en wilde ik hem nog meer hebben~ Ik heb dit boek ook deels voorgelezen aan mijn man en een vriend die op bezoek was. Want soms was het gewoon zo hilarisch of zo verdrietig dat ik het gewoon moest delen.
Ontmoet de mammoet. Hij wordt op een dag wakker uit zijn enorme blok ijs en hij gaat deze nieuwe wereld ontdekken. Hij wil zijn kudde vinden en ik wilde maar al te graag het boek in en hem op voorzichtige toon vertellen dat zijn vrienden? Die zijn er niet meer. 🙁 Maar dat kon ik niet dus keek ik uit naar hoe hij de wereld zou ontdekken. Wat hij zou vinden. Wat hij van de stad zou vinden. En zal het hem lukken om een nieuwe kudde te vinden? Zijn weg te vinden in een hele veranderde wereld? We zien hem door de stad lopen, in een park, zwemmen in een fontein (je moet toch wat), een museum bezoeken, en nog veel meer! Het was op punten zowel hilarisch (omdat je zo’n mega-mammoet had tussen alle kleine mensendingen) en verdrietig (want hij is eenzaam).
Gelukkig is daar een regenboog aan geluid… en wat daarna volgt zorgde dat ik een enorme glimlach had. Want wat was dit zoet zeg! Wat was het lief! En ik was helemaal blij! Dus echt een geweldig einde voor een geweldig boek.
De illustraties waren echt top. Zoveel details te vinden. Zoveel leuks te zien.
Ik zou dit boek heel heel erg aanraden!
Recensie ook gepost op https://boekeneiland.nl/
Ik kon dit boek niet laten liggen, ik heb hem ook voornamelijk gekozen voor de cover. Haha. En daarna las ik de blurb en wilde ik hem nog meer hebben~ Ik heb dit boek ook deels voorgelezen aan mijn man en een vriend die op bezoek was. Want soms was het gewoon zo hilarisch of zo verdrietig dat ik het gewoon moest delen.
Ontmoet de mammoet. Hij wordt op een dag wakker uit zijn enorme blok ijs en hij gaat deze nieuwe wereld ontdekken. Hij wil zijn kudde vinden en ik wilde maar al te graag het boek in en hem op voorzichtige toon vertellen dat zijn vrienden? Die zijn er niet meer. 🙁 Maar dat kon ik niet dus keek ik uit naar hoe hij de wereld zou ontdekken. Wat hij zou vinden. Wat hij van de stad zou vinden. En zal het hem lukken om een nieuwe kudde te vinden? Zijn weg te vinden in een hele veranderde wereld? We zien hem door de stad lopen, in een park, zwemmen in een fontein (je moet toch wat), een museum bezoeken, en nog veel meer! Het was op punten zowel hilarisch (omdat je zo’n mega-mammoet had tussen alle kleine mensendingen) en verdrietig (want hij is eenzaam).
Gelukkig is daar een regenboog aan geluid… en wat daarna volgt zorgde dat ik een enorme glimlach had. Want wat was dit zoet zeg! Wat was het lief! En ik was helemaal blij! Dus echt een geweldig einde voor een geweldig boek.
De illustraties waren echt top. Zoveel details te vinden. Zoveel leuks te zien.
Ik zou dit boek heel heel erg aanraden!
Recensie ook gepost op https://boekeneiland.nl/
May 4, 2021
Really good, fun piece, of a mammoth who wakes up in the modern day and wonders what those beetle-y things are (cars) and those strange birds are (planes). Going to the "stone forest" he seeks the rest of his herd in vain. Or does he? It's a warm-hearted tale of everyone being able to find a place to fit in, and it's done with great humour too. Four and a half stars.
June 22, 2021
Mammoth is the story of a mammoth that finds himself in a big city where he feels confused and alone in the world until he finds a place that makes him happy.
The children really enjoyed this story. They loved the character of mammoth from the first page and were fascinated seeing the journey he went on in the big city. A lot of the children haven't been to a big city like mammoth was in so it was interesting for them to see how busy and different it is to where we live but at the same time they could also see the silly ways mammoth found himself getting into trouble as he lacked the understanding of the modern world.
It's great to see mammoth staying true to who he is through the book and we get to see this a lot through the fantastic illustrations. With so much to look at in the pictures it kept the children's attention well and they even wanted to stay on some of the pages a while or go back to them so they could continue taking them in. The children's favourite part was the end, whilst they were sad initially when they thought mammoth had found his family and place in the world they loved seeing the moment when mammoth did find it (I won't spoil it though!) They also loved seeing how much happier mammoth was at the end in his postcards, they thought his glasses were brilliant!
This is a great story that shows that you should always stay true to yourself as there's always a place for you even if it takes a bit of time and lots of fun to find!
The children really enjoyed this story. They loved the character of mammoth from the first page and were fascinated seeing the journey he went on in the big city. A lot of the children haven't been to a big city like mammoth was in so it was interesting for them to see how busy and different it is to where we live but at the same time they could also see the silly ways mammoth found himself getting into trouble as he lacked the understanding of the modern world.
It's great to see mammoth staying true to who he is through the book and we get to see this a lot through the fantastic illustrations. With so much to look at in the pictures it kept the children's attention well and they even wanted to stay on some of the pages a while or go back to them so they could continue taking them in. The children's favourite part was the end, whilst they were sad initially when they thought mammoth had found his family and place in the world they loved seeing the moment when mammoth did find it (I won't spoil it though!) They also loved seeing how much happier mammoth was at the end in his postcards, they thought his glasses were brilliant!
This is a great story that shows that you should always stay true to yourself as there's always a place for you even if it takes a bit of time and lots of fun to find!
April 28, 2021
This is such a lovely heart warming story about a mammoth trying so hard to fit in and make some new friends.
In the story the mammoth wakes up after a long sleep and finds himself in the present day.
He can't find his herd so decides to make the best of the situation and try to fit in! Unfortunately most of the people (cavemen!) are a bit weary of him until the he realises he can play the trumpet with his trunk. He loves it and finds a new herd (of cave people)to spend his time with!
There is so much humour in this book when the mammoth wakes up in such a strange world with stone monsters (buildings) and beetles (vehicles.) My children loved joining mammoth on his adventure and were very pleased he found his herd and happiness at the end. A great new picture book that I would recommend!
Thank you to NetGalley and Simon and Schuster UK Children's Books for this eARC.
In the story the mammoth wakes up after a long sleep and finds himself in the present day.
He can't find his herd so decides to make the best of the situation and try to fit in! Unfortunately most of the people (cavemen!) are a bit weary of him until the he realises he can play the trumpet with his trunk. He loves it and finds a new herd (of cave people)to spend his time with!
There is so much humour in this book when the mammoth wakes up in such a strange world with stone monsters (buildings) and beetles (vehicles.) My children loved joining mammoth on his adventure and were very pleased he found his herd and happiness at the end. A great new picture book that I would recommend!
Thank you to NetGalley and Simon and Schuster UK Children's Books for this eARC.
February 21, 2023
This is a beautifully illustrated picture book by Adam Beer.
Anna Kemp writes of the Mammoth's journey in finding his herd. He awakens lost and alone, no longer in the Ice-Age. He undergoes a journey through unfamiliar trees, into a large City on the hunt for his herd. Here, his hopes of finding his herd are high and low as he encounters new surroundings.
This book holds a powerful emotional message, whilst creating a sense of humour to allow for a pleasurable read.
Anna Kemp writes of the Mammoth's journey in finding his herd. He awakens lost and alone, no longer in the Ice-Age. He undergoes a journey through unfamiliar trees, into a large City on the hunt for his herd. Here, his hopes of finding his herd are high and low as he encounters new surroundings.
This book holds a powerful emotional message, whilst creating a sense of humour to allow for a pleasurable read.
September 27, 2023
enjoyed the colours on the pages. the book had a lovely meaning ' you can be different and you will find your people you just have to look for them' children's book that all children can love
September 27, 2023
Beautiful illustrations and a lovely message about finding your true friends.
October 3, 2023
Mooi vormgegeven boek, maar voor mij niet betekenisvol genoeg. De start van het verhaal zorgde bij mij voor wat verwarring, alsof ik wat heb gemist ervoor. Ook vind ik het vreemd dat niemand in de stad naar de mammoet omkijkt, op een enkel moment na als het in de tekst wordt benoemd.
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