A hilarious graphic novel series about two young cave kids living 40,000 years ago

Lucy & Andy Neanderthal
by Jeffrey Brown
Crown Books for Young Readers
2016, 224 pages, 6.6 x 0.8 x 8.6 inches, Hardcover
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Lucy & Andy are two Neanderthal kids. They learn about different Stone Age animals, fashion spears and hand axes, go on a mammoth hunt, and create cave art. After some unexplained occurrences, such as odd noises in the woods and some of their mammoth meal going missing, they meet some strangers. Meanwhile, two modern-day paleontologists narrate, explaining Neanderthal biology, the methods of determining the age of archeological discoveries, and the use of various Stone Age tools.

A humorous, educational, and dialogue-driven graphic novel filled with sibling rivalries, Lucy & Andy Neanderthal explores what life might have been like 40,000 years ago through many cleverly-drawn black-and-white panels. Lucy is creative but self-conscious, Andy is eager to hunt, but is squeamish. Eric and Pam, two modern-day paleontologists, reveal the science behind our understanding of Neanderthal civilization.

Did you know that most Neanderthals, like modern humans, were right handed? Science! They also chewed animal hides to soften them for use as clothing. More science!

Featuring a funny sequence where the family debates and critiques their cave art, a timeline of Neanderthal evolution, and a brief history of cavemen in fiction, Lucy & Andy Neanderthal is a comic and educational graphic novel.

– SD

May 25, 2017