Piglet in a Playpen (Animal Ark Series #9) [Paperback]

Ben M. Baglio (Author), Shelagh McNicholas (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 9 and up

Ruby the piglet is the runt of the litter and there is no place for her on Greystones Farm. But she's bold and adventurous--and she has won the hearts of Mandy and James. Can they transform an undersized piglet into a prize-winner at the fair?.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic, Inc (March 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0590187562
• ISBN-13: 978-0590187565
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,312,756 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Piglet in a Playpen, March 24, 1999

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This review is from: Piglet in a Playpen (Animal Ark) (Hardcover)

Ruby the piglet is the runt of the litter, and there is no room for her at Greystones Farm. But Mandy and James love Ruby, and they can't accept that she has to go. Mandy and James think that they can turn Ruby into a prize-winning pig. Will Mandy and James turn Ruby into a prize-winning pig, and get her to be able to stay at Greystones Farm.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Piglet in a Playpen by Ben M. Baglio, January 22, 2002

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Piglet in a Playpen (Animal Ark Series #9) (Paperback)

Set in places all over Greystone Farm. Piglet in a playpen is about a piglet who is the runt of a whole litter and there is not place for him to stay. Because the mother tries to smash it because ther little piglet is to small and if they don't move it the piglet will die.

The main characters, Mandy and James are two kids who love animals. Mandy's mother and father are both Veternarians who work at Animal Ark. Mandy and James go into the Animal Ark to get James Cat to get his treatment and Mrs. Hope tells the kids about a problem that she just heard about with an animal concern. The kids were very worried. Mrs. Hope tells the kids to bring the owner something.

As soon as they heard of the probelem they were off. When they got to Brandon's farmhouse which was the owner the kids looked for the runt piglet called Ruby. When they find Ruby they saw the little piglet farther back then the rest. Then she found the owner and gave him the food for Ruby. He was very suprised that she was even there.

In conclusion the piglet went to the Animal Ark. He had got his treatment and he kept the pellets as told and the little piglet lived happily with his mother and the rest of his siblings. Mandy and James did all they could to keep the piglet alive and that is what they did. So they were happy and so was Brandon Gill he was happy that the little piglet survived tooo even thought he did not like pets that must but he shore loved his little piglets and the mother pig.

3.0 out of 5 stars Piglet in a Playpen, January 22, 2002

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Piglet in a Playpen (Animal Ark Series #9) (Paperback)

Piglet in a Playpen

Set in places all over Greystone Farm. Piglet in a playpen is about a piglet that is the runt of a whole litter and there is not place for him to stay. Because the mother tries to smash it because their little piglet is to small and if they don't move it the piglet will die.
The main characters, Mandy and James are two kids who love animals. Mandy's mother and father are both Veterinarians who work at Animal Ark. Mandy and James go into the Animal Ark to get James Cat to get his treatment and Mrs. Hope tells the kids about a problem that she just heard about with an animal concern. The kids were very worried. Mrs. Hope tells the kids to bring the owner something.
As soon as they heard of the problem they were off. When they got to Brandon's farmhouse, which was the owner, the kids looked for the runt piglet called Ruby. When they find Ruby they saw the little piglet farther back then the rest. Then she found the owner and gave him the food for Ruby. HE was very surprised that she was even there.
In conclusion the piglet went to the Animal Ark. He had got his treatment and he kept the pellets as told and the little piglet lived happily with his mother and the rest of his siblings. Mandy and James did all they could to keep the piglet alive and that is what they did. So they were happy and so was Brandon Gill he was happy that the little piglet survived too even thought he did not like pets that must but he shore loved his little piglets and the mother pig.