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blogspot. com/ Good middlegrade story that every kid can relate too, Would be a great book to read as a class as well or to read with your child, so you can discuss the story.
A fun humorous story about a boy banished by his clan for being a little different, He loves to draw but cannot seem to catch and ride a macrauchenia, something considered very important in his clan, I enjoyed the names of the characters: Lug, Hamhock, Echo, Bonehead, and others, This would make a great read aloud and generate great discussions on bullying, community, and working together, Note: I received a digital galley through NetGalley, Lug, Dawn of the Ice Age presents the story of a young cave boy who isn't interested in hunting or playing 'Headstone' the rough and tumble, bash other players heads in game that the rest of the clan is into to.
He would rather paint on the walls of his secret art cave, Unfortunately, he fails to catch a jungle llama to use in the big game and is banished, He also seems to be the only one who has noticed the rapidly changing climate which threatens their entire way of life, With the help of Stony, another boy who is banished, and Echo, a girl from a rival tribe, can Lug save not only himself but his clan despite the opposition of the clan leader and his bully of a son

The modern language spoken by the characters is a bit offputting in terms of historical believability, but the target audience isn't going to care.
The characters are appealing and funny, the plot moves quickly with the characters facing numerous challenges, and the setting is welldefined, I truly enjoyed reading about Lug and his friends, The themes of friendship, being yourself, and observing the world around you are all well integrated into the story, Lug is winner from beginning until end, Cute story for kids, some nice messages in the middle and the end but also some mixed messages, especially in the beginning with the headbashing and violence.
There are also a lot of characters to keep up with for a normal kids book, All in all, it was just okay for me, Lug is a neanderthal boy who is misunderstood by his family and his clan, He is banished for lacking the athletic skills to catch a wild macrauchenia, And, to boot, his friends and family fail to appreciate Lug's real skills: he is a cave artist and a keen observer of his environment.
He and his unibrowendowed friend Woolly bring to life an underrepresented era in children's historical fiction, This actionpacked comic adventure has loads of kid appeal, with its neanderthal riffs on sports, bullying and climate change, Loved it! Lug, Dawn of the Ice Age is a middle grade novel by David Zeltser, Lug is a caveboy who would rather paint than hit other people or animals with rocks, When Lug and another caveboy are banished for failing to catch a jungle llama, he thinks he is alone, Soon Lug finds others who believe in him his clanmate Stony and a new friend, Echo, a girl from a rival clan who can talk to animals and just may be prehistory's first vegetarian/animal rights activist.
Together they face even bigger challenges, Lug discovers the Ice Age is coming and he has to bring the warring clans together to save them not only from the freeze but also from a particularly unpleasant migrating pride of sabertoothed tigers.


Lug, Dawn of the Ice Age is a wild ride, with social commentary on the side, In a world where hitting someone in the head with a rock is the height of social discourse, Everyone needs to follow the rules of the Big Man who leads their tribe or risk death or banishment, Lug had to hide his love of art, since brute force is the only thing that gained acceptance, he is bullied and an outsider even before being banished.
Failing to capture a jungle llama for a competition against another clan was the trigger to get him banished, but even before that he really did not fit in.
Lug is a thinker, dealing with bullies and being different, In his journey with Stony after being banished he discovers that his differences are not necessarily bad, His observations and art are what make him special, just like the odd things about his new friends are in truth their strengths, So while readers are entertained by kids fighting for survival and humor winding its way through the tale, they also get encouragement to be themselves and follow their own convictions.


Lug, Dawn of the Ice Age is a great survival tale, full of adventure and humor, There is also a great deal about coming of age and being treat yourself, I think readers with a variety of interests will greatly appreciate the book, and come away from it both excited and feeling ready to face their own challenges.
I knew from the minute I began reading this book that I was gong to love it, The book starts out like this: "If you are looking at my cave paintings, I have succeeded, If not, we humans are probably extinct, You see, the world began to get colder much colder And my clan initially reacted by doing this:

That's right, a whole lot of NOTHING.
" The middle of that first page is literally blank, I kept giggling over it, The story is about a boy who is not like many of the others in his clan, He is a dreamer, he is artistic and he dares to challenge their belief system, Whe he is vanished along with another boy, he sees it as somewhat of an advantage, He learns a lot about himself and about true courage, The story, set in stoneage time is still very appropriate to kids of today, Themes and issues of friendship, bullies, fitting in with your peers and your own family are things every kid today can relate to, I can't wait to put this on my shelf, I also can't wait for the second book in the series to come out next year, It is such a quick and easy read, It is so fun that kids won't realize there are lessons to learn within the pages, I don't think there are enough to give this one, but it definitely goes to the top of my middle grade favorites of the year.

I received a copy to facilitate my review, The opinons expressed here are my own, Great premise but too many characters and adverbs! This works for the target age range, but I didn't feel like it was a fully fleshed out story.
There were plenty of laugh out loud moments and an interesting intermingling of prehistoric/modern man concepts and dilemmas,

My students loved "A Is for AARRGH!" so I expect they will enjoy this, as well, This was cute. Lug wants to be an artist, when his clan wants him to be a hunter, A great little book to help younger ones understand it is OK to be different,

MOM NOTES:
Recommend for ages
Seems a little longish for younger ones but includes illustrations so its really NOT,

If they liked ICE AGE or THE CROODS, theyll love it, Same type of prehistoric imagery and "quirky" humor,

You're in for a treat if you enjoy middle grade fiction, are a fan of humor, or just love an entertaining story.
Lug, a thoughtful, artistic boy is born into a clan of macho cavemen and must find a way to stand up for himself in this prehistoric tale.
Faced with the challenge of a coming ice age that no one else takes seriously, Lug struggles to save his clan by cleverly finding solving problems with strategies that don't rely on physical strength.
Lug is not like the other cave boys in his village, Ultimately, his differences land him banished from his home, While some interesting creatures perk up the story, the pace is rather slow to begin and doesn't pick up much speed as it continues.
Fans of Stickman Odyssey may be interested in this quest but I fear it will have a limited audience, This was a fun book to read, I like how the cavemen and cavewomen speak not stereotypical caveman example I blogger, You blog readers. , but not perfect English either although, I think that Lug is the closest, The idea of the story is pure genius the Ice Age approaches, sabertoothed tigers are invading, and Lug gets banished from his tribe because he wont bash heads with stones.
Yup. Nothing wrong there. Not at all. There are pretty cool caveartstyle pictures scattered throughout the book, Mr. Zeltser has a great writing style that is chockfull of humor and the story teaches a good lesson without being “preachy, ” Most of all, I love the off the wall sometimes corny humor of the book for example, at one point in the book, Lug is talking with a banished caveman inventor, who says that he has invented some pretty useful things, like the “feather fluffer” and the “rock holder”, but he also has some useless things, like this

round rock slab with a hole in the middle.
Completely useless. He called it a “wheel, ”. The environmental message in the book is an important one and one that gets across to the reader, Kids who like Wimpy Kid humor will love Lug, This is an awesome book! I couldnt put it down!
NOTE I got a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review Full review at sitelink wordpress Augustth

I received a digital copy of this title from the publisher via Edelweiss,

Ten Second Synopsis:
Lug is an artist trapped in a clan that likes clubbing things, Can he ever find a way to fit in and make his tribe see that there is more to life than what you can club

This book has plenty of humour, quirky illustrations and some cheeky takes on modern life reflected in a stoneaged context.
Despite appearances, this is a book that has a lot of heart and is trying to convey some complex messages about societal and environmental change in a way thats accessible for younger readers.
Theres a nice spread of characters here too, so both boys and girls should find someone that they can relate to within its pages.


While this looks like it might be a book that you could knock over in one or two short sittings, theres actually a lot going on.
Theres the initial storyline featuring Lug and his tribe and the Biggest Beast catching competition which results in Lugs banishment, Then theres a section in which Lug and Echo meet and devise a plan to get Lug reinstated into his tribe, and finally theres a whole new storyline about the encroaching environmental dangers to the humans in the story.
This last storyline pops up rather late in the piece, so at the point where I was expecting the story to wind down, a new major plot point was just beginning.


As an adult reader I didnt enjoy this as much as the target audience should, but having said that, there are plenty of issues raised in the book that could start some robust discussion between young people and their adults issues such as the concept of climate change and peoples responses to it, and how to balance competing ideas about what to do in the face of impending danger.
Theres also a nice theme about leadership running through the story that would provide a nice launching point in the classroom for teaching about leadership styles.

When Lug is banished from his clan for being different from the other cavemen, he meets up with some other outcasts from a neighboring clan.
They work together to try to get reinstated into their families and to warn them up the upcoming ice age, Silly, with a heavy handed message about climate change and extinction, Grades. A hilarious middlegrade novel about a misunderstood caveboy perfect for fans of Ice Age, Happy Feet, The Time Warp Trio, and Platypus Police Squad.


Lug is a caveboy who would rather paint than club other caveboys, The clan even mocks him, calling him "Little Slug, " Like all the other caveboys, Lug must enter the contest to become the clan's next Big Man and attempt to catch the Biggest Beasteven though he would much rather spend his days painting in his secret art cave.
When Lug is banished for failing to catch a jungle llama, he thinks he is alone in the world but finds others who believe in him: his clanmate Stony and a new friend, Echo, a girl from a rival clan who can talk to animals and just may be prehistory's first vegetarian/animal rights activist.
Together they face even bigger challengesLug discovers the Ice Age is coming and he has to bring the warring clans together to save them not only from the freeze but also from a particularly unpleasant migrating pride of sabertoothed tigers.
It's no help that the elders are cavemen who can't seem to get the concept of climate change through their thick skulls, With both funny, anachronistic humor, charming characters, and strong themes, Lug, Dawn of the Ice Age is sure to be a hit with many readers.


Illustrated with black and white line art throughout,

"A great combination of humor and powerful insight, "Al Gore

“Lug makes the Ice Age sizzle, ”Gordon Korman
 
"Fred Flintstone would feel right at home, "Kirkus s
 
"Suspenseful and smartly humorous, "ForeWord s

When we were asked to review the middle reader, LUG: Dawn of the Ice Age, my daughter Emma ageand I jumped at the chance.
Emma lovesClues and two of the writers gave LUG glowing endorsements, She also loves any adventure series that features some humor, which we figured this one might have as well, As a mom, I liked how the author, David Zeltser, also worked in the issue of climate control and animal rights, For me as a parent, this book is a total win for kids, It has it all that anyth orth grader would love, boy or girl, as well bringing issues such as humanity and activism into their thinking, without being preachy.
It's humorous and light, even while taking on big themes, I highly recommend this book myself for parents, teachers, and especially libraries, It's one that doesn't need to be used just in language arts, but can be used in the study of science pertaining to the environment.
This isn't one in which to delay purchase, it's too good for the deep freeze!

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Without further ado, I'll pass this review on to EMMAth grade:

In LUG: Dawn of the Ice Age, I liked how in some ways I can relate to the boy because we are similar and sometimes people don't get me either, but just from different times, and have some common interests, like art.
Although, I can't really think about having to live as a cave girl!! His experiences are not something I want to experience, I like my bedroom.

But if I lived in a cave, I would definitely do cave wall art, I think it would be fun to be allowed to carve things into the wall, I thought I would like this book because I like to read and learn about different time periods, I wasn't disappointed. It was so funny and cute, just like why I liked the movie "The Croods, "

My favorite part I liked was how the main character had to try to catch a jungle llama, I love llamas. I didn't like what happened when he didn't catch it, I felt bad for him,

I recommend you read this book if you like adventure or are interested in the environment or animals, Also, artists like me can like Lug because he likes to paint, If you are interested in learning about cave people, you could like this book, Or if you like funny books, you might also like it, I almost read the book in one sitting and enjoyed the story,

EMMA.