A is for Aarrgh!

by William J. Brooke

Book Overview

Mog, a young boy living during the Stone Age, discovers words and language and teaches his fellow cave dwellers how to talk, thus altering the course of history. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060233931
• ISBN13: 9780060233938
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books
• Length: 249 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.8" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 10 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 9

Customer Reviews

I loved this book!!

This book, A is for AARRGH, is one of the best books I have ever read! It has a great plot, it is funny, has a bad character, and there is just enough suspense to keep the reader hooked.. The only thing I don't like is how there is romance in it. If you are an adult who is looking for a book to read to your kids, read this to them. They will love it!

A hysterically funny story

The first time I read this story, I loved it and got it from the library again and again. It has become my favorite book, and William J. Brooke has become one of my favorite authors. I love his creative and original ideas of how words were invented! I think it would get lots of kids to enjoy reading because it's easy to understand, it's exciting, and it's HILARIOUS! It's great for both boys and girls, and I'm sure even adults would love it too! I told my mom one of the parts, and she couldn't stop laughing.Now she can't wait to read it herself!

Clever enough to enjoy with your kids!

I am in the habit of previewing my 10-year-old's reading, because he can read beyond his grade level, and I don't want him getting into inappropriate material. As I read this book, I chuckled and chuckled -- and then listened to him squeal and hoot with laughter as he read it! There's more to this book than humor, though. It gets at some pretty profound concepts -- the purposes and functions of language, the origin of grammar, the development of religion and of politics, and the birth of written language. Not bad for a piece of witty juvenile literature, huh? I've already checked out William J. Brooke's other books from the library, and I'm looking forward to reading them with my son. I sincerely hope that Mr. Brooke follows _A is for AARRGH!_ with other books in a similar vein.

Great Plot

I really liked this book because it was exciting and left me cliff hanging every time I put it down. My favorite part was when Drog came back with "Greenbacks" and nobody really knew what they were. The reason I gave this five stars is because it had a great plot. Also, I liked that they had villages and it was set back in the time of Cave Men. I would reccommend this book to anyone who enjoys action and adventure. Reviewed by Sam McEntee

A is for Aarrgh

I like this book because it was realy funny,in the first paragraph mog threw a rock to og from 25.000 miles away and he still mist hem that was realy funy. The best psrt of the book was wen mog deliverd the messages to the people that weare realy important and that they needed to know wat was going on.The worst part of the book was wen they send mog to do things that he did not wa net to do Well ilike the book because the author wrote the book reelly god that i could read it thats why i like the book .