Your Mother Was a Neanderthal

The Time Warp Trio is going back in time, all the way to the Stone Age, where there aren't any math problems. But there are plenty of other problems to keep Sam, Joe, and Fred on their toes, including a tribe of hostile cavewomen, a hungry-looking saber-toothed tiger, a bone-rattling earthquake, and a woolly mammoth who wants to turn them into toe-jam. But worst of all, how can The Book get them back home again when writing hasn't even been invented yet?

What does one say about this funny little adventures? Ok, this one struck me as a bit sexist - the male cavemen were stupider and stinkier. But the book was written & ill. by guys for guys, so I guess it's ok.

Intermediate/ Middle School. Science Fiction because of the time travel yet is still persuasive and relatable. Three boys go on a time traveling adventure in an effort to get out of doing their homework. Since writing has not been invented they have to figure out another way besides their usual Book to get them back to present day. The three boys (especially Joe) all grow and mature a lot in the story especially in learning to make more responsible decisions (comparing their desire not to do math and being motivated enought to be able to develop a lever to move a boulder). They are all dynamic.
The illustrations are done in pencil and add to the comedy of the story.

Genre: This is an excellent example of modern fantasy because it is about three boys that use a magic book to travel back in time to the stone age. The have fantastic battles with cave people, tigers, and mammoths as they try to get back to the 90's.

Plot: The plot of Scieszka's Time Warp Trio books all start somewhere in the middle of the story. The author does this to effectively grab your attention and put you in a major plot struggle. It then goes back and explains previous events until you are caught back up with where the story started. It is rather appropriate for books about time travel to be non-chronological.

I liked this book because it was funny yet educational. I haven't read the others in the series, but I plan to do so.

This is a good example of fantisy because it becomes believable that by using The Book they are able to travel through time. It makes it seem possible that there are a tribe of men and a tribe of women.The three main characters are round because we get to know a lot about theire personalities by how they interact with each other.
Genre: Fantasy
Age Apropriatness: Intermediate
Media: pencil

This book is a fantasy. It goes beyond the physical limits of this world and creates a time and space that is impossible.