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Ug Boy Genius of the Stone Age and His Search for Soft Trousers

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ISBN-10: 0375916113

ISBN-13: 9780375916113

Edition: 2002

Authors: Raymond Briggs, Raymond Briggs

List price: $17.99
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Raymond Briggs’s funniest creation–the Boy Wonder of the Stone Age. This funny, sad, yet wonderfully life-affirming story is about a misunderstood boy genius who refuses to accept the limitations of the world in which he lives. Young Ug is upwardly mobile, always on the brink of finding a better way, a nicer way of getting through life. He discovers that the fire that comes out of the sky can make dead animal bits taste terrific, but his mother thinks this is a disgusting idea and, she adds, “Terrific? What sort of word is that? Don’t you bring language like that into this cave!” He invents the wheel but doesn’t know quite what to do with it. What he really wants is a pair of soft, warm…    
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Book details

List price: $17.99
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Publication date: 10/8/2002
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 32
Size: 8.75" wide x 11.75" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English

Raymond Briggs was born in London in 1934. One of the most innovative & popular author-illustrators in the world, he has won many awards for his work. His children's books, including the classics "The Snowman" & "Father Christmas" have sold millions of copies worldwide. He lives in England.