Pigs [Library Binding]

Gail Gibbons (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1999 | Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up

Featuring interesting facts about the smartest of all farm animals, this full-color book examines common breeds and their life cycle, their basic characteristics, intelligence, and behavior, and their uses.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 3-Basic information about hogs is presented in a simple, straightforward style. Although the author notes that "Most pigs are raised to go to market..." the text emphasizes the other more cheerful possibilities for swine-as a loved pet or country-fair show animal. A final page offers facts and trivia about these creatures. The book offers sufficient background for browsers and young pig lovers but not enough for report writers. Paneled, full-color, cartoon watercolors illustrate the text. The popularity of Charlotte's Web and the movie Babe have made pigs a topic of interest for more than just the homework crowd. This title should be purchased wherever Gibbons's other books or easy animal titles are in demand.
Heide Piehler, Shorewood Public Library, WI
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Kirkus Reviews

Gibbons's 100th book is devoted to presenting swine in a positive light; she quickly demystifies the stereotypes that cast pigs as smelly, dirty, greedy, and dull. Descended and domesticated from the wild boar, pigs come in hundreds of varieties, colors, shapes, and sizes; in simple language, the book outlines their characteristics, breeds, intelligence, communication, habits, and uses. The author distinguishes the various termshog, swine, gilt, sow, boarwhile also explaining the act of wallowing in mud. The bulk of the text is characteristically factual, but Gibbons allows herself an opinion or two: ``They are cute and lovable with their curly tails, their flat pink snouts and their noisy squeals and grunts.'' Pen-and-watercolor drawings show sprightly pigs and a plethora of pink-cheeked children in tranquil farm scenes. (Picture book/nonfiction. 4-8) -- Copyright ©1999, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Library Binding: 32 pages
• Publisher: Holiday House; 1 edition (March 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0823414418
• ISBN-13: 978-0823414413
• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 10.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #414,694 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Gail Gibbons has published close to fifty distinguished nonfiction titles with Holiday House. According to "The Washington Post," "Gail Gibbons has taught more preschoolers and early readers about the world than any other children's writer-illustrator." She lives in Vermont. Her website is www.gailgibbons.com

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Pigs!, March 24, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Pigs (Paperback)

This is a wonderful book! Children love learning about these animals and it's good for them to know that there is more to a pig than just the thought of them being dirty animals! I love reading this book to my kindergarten class!

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pigs, and more pigs, March 12, 2010

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Rhonda Drain "farmgirl" (Ozark, AR USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pigs (Paperback)

A very sweet book for anyone who loves farm animals and esp. pigs.
Beautiful illustrations and informative, too.
Gail Gibbons is one of our favorites.