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,,9troduc;n

,n1l ,layton's ,8,osc> & ,>abella & ,orm
sby,0 is ! ?ird book 9 ! ,osc> & ,>abell
a s}ies4 ,! f/ book 9 ? s}ies1 titl$ ,8,
osc> & ,>abella,01 0 publi%$ 9 #bjjb1 9t
roduc+ ! _w to ! 9tellig5t mammo? be/ fr
s = life1 "nly h&/&-crazy ,osc> & dignif
i$ b funky ,>abella4 ,! second book 9 ? 
s}ies 0 publi%$ 9 #bjjc & 0 titl$ ,8,osc
> & ,>abella ,hot ,hot ,hot,01 : *ronicl
$ h{ ~! two be/-fr mammo?s manag$ to b1t
 ! oncom+ climate *ange4 ,! ?ird book 9 
! s}ies 0 publi%$ 9 h>dback =m 9 #bjjg4 
,x 0 titl$ ,8,osc> & ,>abella & ,ormsby,
0 9 : a lively ,woolly ,rh9oc}os 0 9trod
uc$ 9to ! plot & 0 try+ to ga9 ! att5;n 
( b1uti;l ,>abella1 b :o1 9 ! b>ga91 0 c
aus+ ,osc> a lot ( he>ta*e & m* else4

,! pap}back $i;n ( ! ?ird book 0 publi%$
 9 #bjjh by ,hodd} & ,/"|on1 & ,i came a
cr ? $i;n ( ! book at my local l5d+ libr
>y ? ye>1 #bjbe4 ,note t ! ,osc> & ,>abe
lla books >e n curr5tly available 9 ,9di
a on ,amazon1 nor >e ! ,mammo? ,academy 
books1 : >e (f%oots ( ! orig9al ,osc> & 
,>abella ,mammo? s}ies4 ,h{"e1 ~! books 
>e r1dily available 9 ! ,,uk & on ,amazo
n4com4 ,n"e!.s1 ,i hope t ! cr1tor ( ! ,
osc> & ,>abella s}ies w soon f9d a way t
o make 8 "w available to ! ,9dian m>ket 
2c 8 illu/ra;ns >e gorge|s;s p}sonifi$ &
 he manages to make a r1d} lau< | l|d & 
yet le>n a lot ( 9=ma;n relat$ to ,prehi
/ory & especially ! ,ice ,age "? 8 books
4

,i don't "k ab any o!r ,,ib or ,,igcse ,
,pyp t1*}s _wwide1 b = me p}sonally1 ,i 
?9k t ! ,briti% manage to cr1te ! be/ ,,
pyp or ,prim>y ,ye>s ,program /orybooks 
on ? planet1 p}iod6 ,"! is no b1t+ _! su
btle humor1 excell5t comic tim+1 3cise p
lots1 likable "*s1 & gorge|s illu/ra;ns4
 ,x is z if !y 7 born z a na;n to cr1te 
amaz+ ,,pyp or ,"y} ,r1d} /orybooks6 ,& 
,i'm n 2+ a raci/ "h1 ,i'm j 2+ g5u9e & 
tru?;l :5 ,i say ? ,- ,i've be5 r1lly go
rg+ on _m ,,pyp books = ! pa/ sev5 mon?s
 & ,i c say g5u9ely t ! ,briti% "os >e a
lw ! "os t >e funny & ": ! ,,pyp kids ma
nage to roll on _! matt$ ,,pyp ,libr>y f
loors & lau< till te>s come /r1m+ d{n _!
 eyes6

,8,osc> & ,>abella & ,ormsby,0 manages t
o c}ta9ly cr1te t hil>;y 9 ! classroom e
specially if ! /orybook is 9 ! h& ( a pr
(es.nal /orytell} ,,pyp t1*} :o c n>rate
 ! /ory 9 ! way ,n1l ,layton wi%$ x to 2
 n>rat$3 : is 9 a n s s}i|s b s}i|s 5 ma
nn} typical ( ! ,briti% z is se5 9 ! boo
ks by ,roald ,dahl & n{ 8 prot~/eg~/e ,d
avid ,walliams4 ,"!=e1 ,n1l ,layton's bo
ok wd 2 p}fect = an ,,igcse or ,,ib ,r1d
+ ,class or a ,libr>y ,class ": reflec;n
s on ! value obta9$ "? ! tell+ ( ! /ory 
c 2 gl1n$ f ! /ud5ts & ": "picul> *>t ma
k+1 rese>*+ or ev5 dramatic activities c
 2 d"o c5t}+ >.d ! ?ree frs :o met up ) 
ea* o!r dur+ ! wee 5d ( ! la/ ,ice ,age4

,n1l ,layton has rec5tly be5 l;gli/$ = !
 pre/igi|s ,,sla "<,s*ool ,libr>y ,assoc
ia;n ,9=ma;n ,book ,aw>d #bjbe">4 ,? is 
= 8 late/ publica;n titl$ ,8,:at is ,,ai
8,01 : is r1dily available bo? 9 ,k9dle 
& ,pap}back =ms on ,amazon ,9dia1 z well
 z on all o!r major ,amazon websites t ,
i manag$ to p}use :ile typ+ ? book analy
sis4 ,i al r1liz$ af gold-di7+ a bit on 
my ,gdr1ds a3.t t ,n1l ,layton has 9 ! p
a/ t1m$ up ) "o ( my favorite ,,pyp au?o
rs "nly ,mi*ael ,ros5 to cr1te "s ( my m
o/ favorite ,,pyp or ,"y} ,r1d}s /oryboo
ks l ,8,rov},0 & ,8,uncle ,gobb & ! ,dr1
d ,%$,0 al;g ) ! upcom+ ,8,hot ,food3 ,n
ice6,0 : w 2 rel1s$ probably ac to ,gdr1
dson ! #acth ( ,janu>y1 #bjbf4 ,i us$ to
 love t book titl$ ,8,rov},0 :5 ,i 0 a /
ud5t at s*ool myf 9 ! ye> #aiii or #bjjj
1 ,i wd h be5 #i or #aj ye>s old !n & ?|
< ,i _h progress$ onto r1d+ unabridg$ cl
assics l ,hom}'s ,8,iliad,0 & ,plato's ,
8,! ,republic,0 "<*eck my two 9t}na;nall
y publi%$ memoirs = m 9=ma;n on ?"> ,i /
 lov$ to spe$r1d "? ~! junior r1ds j to 
annoy my home-room t1*}s :o us$ to take 
u kids twice a week "<:at bliss6"> to |r
 s*ool libr>y = ! "o h|r l;g "<%ort6"> l
ibr>y p}iod at ,bombay ,scotti% ,s*ool1 
,mahim4 ,8,rov},0 0 a favorite ( m9e1 & 
:5 ,i />t$ a tui;n ,book ,club & ,libr>y
 at my home = my /ud5ts call$ ! ,8,born 
to ,r1d ,book ,club,0 9 ! ye> #bjad1 ,i 
made sure t ,i procur$ a copy ( ,8,rov},
0 by ,mi*ael ,ros5 & ,n1l ,layton = ! li
br>y4 ,to "k m ab my biz>re r1d+ habits 
& adv5tures 9 books & ) books1 y c *eck 
| my two aw>d-w9n+ memoirs titl$ ,8,sc5e
s ( a ,reclusive ,writ} & ,r1d} ( ,mumba
i3 ,essays' & ,8,! ,reclusive ,writ} & ,
r1d} ( ,b&ra ,we/,0 on,amazon4 ,to "k m 
ab my life z a multiple-aw>d-w9n+ au?or 
( ov} #bj books1 y c *eck | ! ,,cv on my
website4

,,summ>y

,osc> & ,>abella 7 two woolly mammo?s :o
 liv$ dur+ ! la/ leg ( ! la/ ,ice ,age4 
,!y 7 ! be/ ( frs1 & = ,osc>1 "! 0 no o!
r fr m special ?an ,>abella 9 8 life4 ,!
y us$ to alw 2 tgr & 5joy$ go+ on nature
 treks1 especially "? ! p9e =e/s ( ! nor
!rn regions ( _! _w4 ,h{"e1 "o f9e "d1 !
y notic$ a newcom} to _! h}d4 ,he 0 ,orm
sby1 a ,woolly ,rh9oc}os :o 0 lively1 hi
<ly extrov}t$1 multi-tal5t$1 & :o 0 look
+ to make a m>k ) ,>abella1 ! ,woolly fe
male ,mammo?4 ,osc> f.d ,ormsby to 2 q a
 nuis.e1 b ,>abella f.d ,ormsby to 2 q 5
t}ta9+4 ,:at"e ,osc> tri$ to d to impres
s ,>abella1 ,ormsby did bett} ) "s addi;
nal ele;ts al;g ) ! orig9al activ;y4 ,x 
came "o "d to a h1d :5 ,ormsby & ,osc> 7
 battl+ _! tusks & horns respectively ) 
ea* o!r to see :o 0 ! bett} ,ice ,age gi
ant6

,m1n:ile1 ,>abella1 gr{+ 9cr1s+ly fru/ra
t$ ) ! male %5anigans1 walk$ away 9to ! 
he>t ( a blizz>d &1 seek+ %elt}1 5t}$ a 
cave4 ,h{"e1 9 t cave 0 an e>ly man1 pro
bably ,homo }ectus or ,homo ,sapi5s1 w>m
+ hmf by ! fire1 :o got spook$ on see+ !
 gigantic ,>abella & scr1m$ 9 f"r4 ,he>+
 ! holl}+ ( ! caveman1 ,osc> & ,ormsby /
opp$ _! battle & jump$ to ! 3clu.n t x 0
 ,>abella :o 0 scr1m+ & t %e 0 probably 
9 grt dang}4 ,!y !n help$ ea* o!r make _
! way to ! cave ": ! caveman 0 / holl}+ 
8 lungs |1 & poor ,>abella 0 m}ely wait+
 = ! man to calm hmf d{n & r1lize t %e 0
 seek+ %elt} f ! blizz>d & t %e m1nt hm 
no h>m4 ,/1 to make a %{ ( *ivalry1 ,osc
> & ,ormsby ?rew hundr$s ( sn{balls at !
 /unn$ caveman1 bury+ ! poor g5tleman 9 
a h1p ( sn{1 & !n manag$ to c>t:eel ,>ab
ella safely back to ! h}d4 ,:5 !y r1*$ !
 h}d1 ,osc> & ,ormsby regal$ ! animal fo
lk ga!r$ "! ab _! epic adv5ture1 ) ,>abe
lla keep+ mum to all{ ! m5 to ?9k t !y _
h d"o "s?+ important = once4 ,? help$ 2c
1 9adv}t5tly1 bo? ,osc> & ,ormsby r1liz$
 t !y 7 a gd t1m1 & s !y 2came ! be/ ( f
rs1 al;g ) ,>abella1 despite 2+ q di6}5t
 f ea* o!r4 ,? is 2c to 2 frs1 "o ne$ n 
h simil> ta/es1 ho2ies1 tal5ts1 or looks
1 b a trio ( frs is made up ( ~? 9dividu
als :o decide to /ick tgr1 alw despite _
! _m di6};es4 ,t calls = a3ept.e1 & ,osc
> ultimately manag$ to a3ept ! /range wa
ys ( ,ormsby4 ,soon1 ! duo 2came a trio 
( frs = life af ! ,ice ,age4

,,book ,,analysis

,! ma9 !mes ( ? /orybook1 m1nt = ! ,,pyp
 or ! /ud5ts ( ! ,prim>y ,ye>s ,program 
( an ,,ib or ,,igcse s*ool1 w c5t} >.d ,
prehi/ory1 especially ! ,ice ,age1 z wel
l z on ! ,wellbe+ !me ( fr%ip 2+ ! hallm
>k ( a3ept.e4 ,"? 8 comical squi7les & m
att$ /rokes1 ,n1l ,layton ! illu/rator h
as b1uti;lly manag$ to cr1te ! furri;s o
r hairi;s ( ! giant ,ice ,age mammals 9 
"q : act z excell5t tools = elicit+ lau<
t} f "y} s*ool /ud5ts1 especially dur+ t
 "t 9 ! plot :5 ,osc> & ,ormsby />t$ bat
tl+ ea* o!r 9 a sort ( fi<t to ! f9i%4 ,
x c 2 help;l z a comical book to hi<li<t
 ! value ( a3ept.e 9 fr%ip )|t ! classro
om atmosp"h 2com+ too s}i|s & quiet4 ,x 
c 2 an excell5t res|rce = ! subject ,uni
t ( ,9quiry "<,,uoi"> to t1* ! /ud5ts ! 
!me ,8,": ,we ,>e ,9 ,place ,& ,"t8,0 es
pecially 9t}connect+ ! la/ ,ice ,age ) !
 3t95ts t 7 =m$ lat} & ! civiliza;ns t c
ame up f ~! v>i|s 3t95ts "!af2 n to m5;n
 ! animals ( ! ,ice ,age t !n w5t ext9ct
 at t "t :5 ! ,e>? />t$ to get a bit w>m
}4

,s9ce ! /ory is told 9 ! =m ( a ?ird-p}s
on n>ra;n1 ! ,,pyp ,/orytell+ t1*} w f9d
 x *all5g+ to recr1te ! humor|s dialogue
s & ! _m 9g5i|s voice "*s t cd h em}g$ "
? ! tell+ ( ? unique /ory4 ,n"e!.s1 ! ma
9 idea ( ! cr1tor ( ? ,,pyp book or a "y
} r1d}s' book 0 9de$ to br+ | ! abv-/at$
 two ma9 ele;ts4 ,"! w}e1 h{"e1 "s 9cons
i/5cies 9 ! book1 : make x evid5t t :5 a
n illu/rator or ,,pyp au?or rese>*es _! 
mat}ial1 !y %d d s ) ! utmo/ c>e4 ,"h >e
 a few ( ! 9consi/5cies t came up dur+ m
y deep /udy ( ? book titl$ ,8,osc> & ,>a
bella & ,ormsby,0 by au?or & illu/rator 
,n1l ,layton4

#a4 ,9 ! latt} "p ( ! /ory1 bo? ,osc> & 
,ormsby >e sd to h ,8tusks' by ! au?or4 
,? wd n 2 ! case1 z only ,osc> wd h tusk
s1 :ile ,ormsby1 2+ a woolly rh9oc}os1 w
d only h "o s+le l>ge horn to battle ag/
 ,osc>4

#b4 ,9 t same latt} por;n ( ! fi<t to ! 
f9i%1 bo? animals >e sd to h made ! s.d 
( a ,8trumpet,04 ,? is 9correct ag1 z on
ly ,osc>1 2+ a ,woolly mammo?1 wd 2 able
 to make ! s.d ( a ,8trumpet,0 p} se1 :i
le ,ormsby1 2+ a ,woolly ,rh9o1 wd only 
2 able to make a ro> l mo/ rh9os d td4 ,
rh9os _c trumpet 2c !y d n h a sn|t l a 
mammo? or an elephant4

#c4 ,"! is a 4colora;n ": ! caveman is 3
c}n$ 9 ! illu/ra;n j 2f he gets cov}$ f 
h1d to toe ) sn{balls4 ,x seems l ! illu
/rator want$ to draw an op5 m|? ) two up
p} buck tee? or protrud+ tee?1 b ! resul
t appe>s l two :ite buttons on a v que} 
look+ m|? = a caveman4

#d4 ,dur+ ! la/ ,ice ,age1 >*aeologi/s h
 l$ u to 2lieve t ! caveman roam+ >.d 0 
,ne&}?al ,man1 :o does n look a bit l ! 
caveman depict$ 9 ! illu/ra;ns 9 ! book 
,8,osc> & ,>abella & ,ormsby,04 ,he seem
s1 moreov}1 l a homo }ectus or homo sapi
5s prop}1 : is n hi/orically correct ag4

#e4 ,:5 y obs}ve closely ! illu/ra;ns ( 
,osc> comp>$ to ,>abella tgr1 y r1lize t
 ,osc> seems m l a ma/odon or a /egodon 
,8ro($ too?,0 r ?an a woolly mammo?4 ,? 
is especially evid5t 9 ! di6};es 9 size 
& %ape ( 8 tusks comp>$ to ,>abella's4 ,
i presume ? topic is cov}$ 9 lat} or e>l
i} books8 ,h{"e1 ! />tl+ di6};e 2t ! two
 mammo?s is immly app>5t4 ,o!rwise1 ! bo
ok 0 5t}ta9+ & b1uti;lly d"o1 wor?y ( ! 
bronze ,sm>ties ,aw>d won by ! cr1tor1 ,
n1l ,layton4

,i lov$ ? book1 : ,i borr{$ f my local l
5d+ libr>y1 s m* t ,i want$ to pres5t x 
at my ,,pgcite class at ,pod> ,9t}na;nal
1 ,santacruz1 dur+ ! f/ micro-t1*+ ses.n
4 ,un=tunately1 ano!r ,,pgcite /ud5t & c
oll1gue1 ,samira1 *ose x1 naturally1 2c 
( h{ gorge|s ! cov} look$ & ! wond};l il
lu/ra;ns pres5t$ on ! same cov} ( ! book
4 ,"h >e a few photographs ( h} demon/ra
t+ ! /ory book titl$ ,8,osc> & ,>abella 
& ,ormsby,0 at ! f/ micro-t1*+ ses.n ( !
 ,janu>y #bjbe ,,pgcite class at ,pod> ,
,ib1 ,santacruz1 "u ! sup}vi.n ( ,dr4 ,r
ekha ,bajaj1 |r pr(essor & guru3

,i 9/1d pres5t$ ano!r book to ! class1 "
nly ,8,de> ,zoo,0 by ,rod ,campbell1 : y
 c *eck | on my blo<}e4

,,,book analysis topics "u 3sid}a;n,'

,,,prehi/ory & ! ice age3,'

,! pre-em95t topic 9 ? book1 titl$ ,8,os
c> & ,>abella & ,ormsby,01 is ab ,n1l ,l
ayton's fasc9a;n ) ,prehi/ory1 especiall
y ! life ( ! ,e>? dur+ ! la/ ,ice ,age4 
,,pyp or "y} r1d}s c easily 2 9troduc$ t
o ? topic "? ! book1 : f1tures glaci}s1 
ice cli6s1 p9e =e/s1 p9e glades1 & v>i|s
 ,ice ,age animals f ! pa/1 all ( : >e d
epict$ "?|t ! book4 ,a"p f ,woolly ,mamm
o?s & ,woolly rh9oc}oses "o c see pol> b
e>s1 sab} too? tig}s or an ,am}ican scim
it> cat "<,i ?9k1 b c't 2 sure">1 ,>ctic
 foxes1 re9de}s1 ,iri% ,elk1 dire wolves
1 giant b1v}s1 tapir "<,i ?9k1 b ,i c't 
2 sure6">1 a bison or a musk ox "<,i ?9k
1 b ,i c't 2 sure yet ag6">1 etc4 ,! top
ic ( ! id5t;y ( ,ice ,age animals wd mot
ivate ! ,,pyp kids to 3duct _! {n rese>*
1 ei ) _! p>5ts or 9 _! ?9k-pair-%>e gr|
ps1 : wd 2 decid$ ~u f/ by ! ,,pyp ,,igc
se or ,,ib t1*}4

,a drama or small play direct$ by ! ,,py
p t1*} c 2 5act$ by ! /ud5ts1 ) ! "*i/ic
s ( ! animals 9 "q 2+ analyz$ & _! s.ds 
or fe$+ habits imitat$ by ! /ud5ts !mvs 
9 di6}5t co/umes4 ,!n "o c 9tegrate ! tr
ansdiscipl9>y !me ( ,8,": ,we ,>e ,9 ,pl
ace ,& ,"t,0 easily 9 ! subject ,unit ( 
,9quiry "<,,uoi"> by naturally com+ to !
 po9t :5 ,homo ,sapi5s />t$ roam+ ! ,e>?
 af ,ne&}?al man ( ! ,ice ,age & h{ we c
ame to live 9 di6}5t types ( h|ses r ?an
 caves1 etc4

,we c !n det}m9e to ! ,,pyp /ud5ts t we 
c}ta9ly n{ >e homo sapi5s & ! sci5tific 
pro(s ( ! same "? a /udy ( |r sp9al colu
mn1 backb"o1 ! way we walk1 |r 9v5;ns1 &
 h{ homo sapi5s us$ pa/ 9v5;ns or 4cov}i
es l fire1 ! :eel1 spe>$ w1pons1 etc4 ,!
n we cd br+ !m to ! pres5t1 ": mod}n man
 has cr1t$ m>vels l rockets1 satellites1
 ,,ai1 comput}s1 ! teleph"o1 ! ,sm>tph"o
1 ! i,pad1 & probably ! device on : !y >
e /udy+ _! mat}ial1 etc4

,? w 2 possible due to ! ?or|< rese>* 3d
uct$ by ,n1l ,layton 9 ? book4 ,/1 ,i'm 
sure 9 "s 9/.es he cd h be5 a bit m c>e;
l ) ! details1 "k+ ! ,,pyp /ud5ts ( ! ?i
rd decade ( ! #bast c5tury ,- !y don't l
et sleep+ dogs lie2 nor sleep+ mammo?s n
or sleep+ ma/odons nor sleep+ dire wolve
s nor sleep+ ,iri% elks1 et ;al4

,! topic ab ,global ,w>m+ & ! curr5t mel
t+ ( ! ice caps especially 9 ! ,>ctic ,r
egion c br+ 9 ! subject ( ,global ,p}spe
ctives ": ! /ud5t c analyze :y curr5t "d
 pol> animals l ! pol> be>1 ! re9de}1 ! 
>tic fox1 walruses1 s1ls1 p5gu9s1 etc41 
c lose _! habitat to a m w>m} & sans ice
-cap planet 9 a matt} ( sadly five ye>s 
f n{4 ,? w cr1te aw>e;s 9 !m ab los+ hab
itats & ! ne$ to ?9k l;g-t}m1 r ?an only
 focus+ on ! %ort t}m4 ,i recall a gd co
llege fr ( m9e1 ,ri*>d ,cabral1 once hav
+ a 3v}sa;n ) me ab ? topic4 ,:5 ,i ask$
 hm ab any gov}n;t & _! policies on glob
al w>m+ & m1sures to 2 tak51 he sd ,-

,8,fiza1 :5 ,i say ! gov}n;t ?9ks %ort t
}m 9 t}ms ( manag+ global w>m+1 ,i m1n t
 x is a maximum ( ei<t ye>s = a ,,u ,pre
sid5cy & a maximum ( #aj ye>s = an ,9dia
n ,prime ,m9i/} to rema9 9 (fice6,0 ,-?,
ri*>d ,*ris ,cabral "<,sociology ,major 
,coll1gue at ,st4 ,&rews ,college ,b&ra 
,we/1 ,bat* #bjaj">

,luckily = ,9dia1 we n{ h ,,pm ,modi ) u
1 :o is actively "picipat+ 9 address+ ! 
global w>m+ situa;n we >e fac+4 ,h{"e1 l
 all 5viron;tal sci5ti/s globally1 & esp
ecially 9 ,9dia1 ,9dia 0 n "o ( ! ma9 r1
sons = ! sev};y ( ? issue _wwide4 ,x is 
un=tunate t |r p1 z well z ! citiz5s ( a
ll develop+ c.tries1 be> ! brunt ( ! sel
fi%;s ( ! develop$ c.tries ( ! _w4 ,h{"e
1 9 ! l;g run1 we w devise a solu;n to ?
 issue |rvs 2f x is too late4

,i've notic$ t ! cr1tor ( ? book seems v
 fasc9at$ ) ! prehi/oric p}iod ( ! ,e>ly
 ,_w1 especially dur+ ! la/ ,ice ,age4 ,
? is al evid5t 9 8 ,mammo? ,academy book
s1 :1 z ,i m5;n$ e>li}1 >e n yet availab
le 9 ,9dia4 ,h{"e1 !y n"e!.s 9dicate t !
 4sem9a;n ( k ab ,prehi/ory & prehi/oric
 man is "s?+ upp}mo/ 9 ! au?or's m9d4

,,,a3ept.e 9 fr%ip3,'

,:5 ,osc> cd n tol}ate ,ormsby 2c he cd 
c>t:eel bett} ?an ,osc> or d h&/&s bett}
 ?an ,osc>1 !y bo? />t$ to battle ea* o!
r4 ,x 0 ! common goal ( sav+ ,>abella f 
h>m t made !m set aside _! di6};es & b.d
 acr a glaci} ) ! help ( ,ormsby1 !n up 
an ice cliff ) ! help ( ,osc>1 to save _
! be/ fr1 ,>abella4 ,": ! f/ hurdle 0 3c
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