This Orq.: He say "UGH!"

by David Elliott, Lori Nichols (Illustrator)

Overview

Cave boy Orq is back! An ode to the power of standing up for oneself, this book is the perfect antidote for any child who has ever felt small.

Orq's latest adventure pits Orq and Woma against a couple of stone-age bullies. Dorq is big, strong, and mean . . . and his pet, Caba, is even worse. But when Caba smashes a giant egg on Woma, Orq is so incensed he bangs two rocks together over and over, creating a spark. Like all good scientists, Orq recognizes an important discovery when he sees it. As he raises a flaming torch triumphantly, Dorq and Caba flee. Small Orq is the inventor of fire—and is a hero to his beloved Woma.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781620917893
Publisher:	Astra Publishing House
Publication date:	09/08/2015
Pages:	40
Product dimensions:	8.70(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.40(d)
Lexile:	BR (what's this?)
Age Range:	3 - 7 Years

About the Author

David Elliott is the author of the New York Times Best Seller And Here's to You! illustrated by Randy Cecil. He lives in Warner, New Hampshire. davidelliottbooks.com.

Lori Nichols is the author and illustrator of the picture books Maple and Maple & Willow Together. She lives in Birmingham, Alabama. lorinichols.com

Editorial Reviews

06/22/2015
Orq the caveboy and his pet woolly mammoth, Woma, return in a story that suggests that bullying is as old as time. Things aren’t easy for Orq and his family (“Cave life tough. Cold cave. Dark night. Raw bison”), but constant torments from an older boy, Dorq, and his vicious bearlike pet, Caba, drive Orq to the breaking point. Elliott’s halting cave-speak and Nichols’s expressive cartooning make for some very funny scenes, and Orq’s accidental discovery of fire solves all of his problems (including the raw bison one) in one fell swoop. Ages 4–8. Author’s agent: Kelly Sonnack, Andrea Brown Literary Agency. Illustrator’s agent: Joanna Volpe, New Leaf Literary & Media. (Sept.)

Publishers Weekly

"Even in prehistoric times, a pet is a boy's best friend and a bully, his worst enemy...There's abundant drollery in both Elliott's terse text and Nichols' mischievous pictures...Wacky and well-tuned to the preschool sense of humor." —Kirkus Reviews

"Elliott's halting cave-speak and Nichols's expressive cartooning make for some very funny scenes..." —Publishers Weekly

"Rich in humor....(r)ecommended for all collections." —School Library Journal

"Fun ...Nichols' affectionate cartoon drawings, with dynamic compositions and expressive faces, add to the humor and heart." —Booklist

From the Publisher

09/01/2015
K-Gr 2—This second installment about Orq is rich in humor. The young caveboy and his trusty mammoth Woma have fun every day, despite the hardships of cave life. Perhaps their biggest challenge of all is dealing with bullies Dorq and Caba. Dorq is everything Orq is not—big, hairy, and strong. He's also greedy and mean. Orq and Woma are fast, but not always fast enough to escape their tormentors. One day, in anger and frustration, Orq pretends: "This rock Dorq. This rock Caba." As he bangs them together repeatedly, he accidentally creates fire in the process. He has the last laugh and wins the day. "Orq everybody's hero. Warm cave. Night light. Bison burgers! Yum!" VERDICT Recommended for all collections, especially libraries where This Orq: (He Cave Boy) (2014) has a particular fan base.—Ashley Prior, Lincoln Public Library, RI

School Library Journal

2015-05-18
Even in prehistoric times, a pet is a boy's best friend and a bully, his worst enemy. "This Orq. He cave boy," begins the story, told in the broken sentence snippets of B-movies about prehistoric times. A caramel-colored woolly mammoth named Woma is his constant companion; they stack turtles together like blocks. Orq is kind of a runt next to the community bully, Dorq, who never misses a chance to display his superior strength. "Orq catch lunch. Dorq eat lunch." As Orq has Woma, Dorq has a big, gray Tasmanian devil-like pet called Caba, as mean as he is ugly. This duo taunts Orq and Woma at every turn. They even destroy Orq's turtle fort. One day, when they're hunting, Woma and Orq find a big beetle, a large lizard, a tremendous turtle, and...Dorq and Caba. Orq and Woma run fast but not fast enough. Caba throws a giant egg onto Woma's head, and Orq sees red. In his rage, he grabs two rocks and pounds them repeatedly. The sparks from this action ignite a nearby pile of sticks. Orq has inadvertently invented fire! He also scares away Dorq and Caba. Best of all, Orq becomes everybody's hero. There's abundant drollery in both Elliott's terse text and Nichols' mischievous pictures. As a bonus, there's a count-the-turtles challenge. Wacky and well-tuned to the preschool sense of humor. (Picture book. 3-6)

Kirkus Reviews