The Adventures of Ook and Gluk Kung-Fu Cavemen From the Future by Dav Pilkey
Citation: Pilkey, Dav. The Adventures of Ook and Gluk Kung-Fu Cavement from the Future. The Blue Sky Press, 2010.
Plot: George and Harold, the same two fictional kids that brought you the homemade comic 'Captain Underpants' are at it again in their tree house. This time? They are writing about cave men. Ook and Gluk (who oddly resemble George and Harold) are cavemen. They befriend a dinosaur and are always getting into trouble with their Chief Goppernopper. Soon a Goppernopper from the future comes back to the cavemen times to pillage the Earth for resources. He befriends the cave Goppernopper, and the two start causing trouble. Ook and Gluk go through the time machine and learn Kung-Fu to come back and save their time. But will it be too late?
Review: The book is rife will spelling errors, and is definitely a graphic novel. I felt proud of myself for actually reading and understanding a graphic novel. Anyways, despite it possibly not appealing to adults, the book is hugely popular with young tweens, namely 5th and 6th grade boys from my observation. The whole cavemen, dinosaurs, fighting aspect is a huge hit, and I actually found a bunch of my 5th graders reading this book during SSR. It wasn't my favorite, but I appreciate anything that gets boys and reluctant readers turning the pages. The hilarious antics of Ook and Gluk seem to being doing just that.
Ages: 8 and up
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