When Guinea Pigs Fly [Mass Market Paperback]

James Proimos (Author), Andy Rheingold (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 7 and up | Series: When Guinea Pigs Fly

Meet Brooks, Leone, and Allen, and strap yourself in for a hilarious adventure as these three guinea pigs lost in the big city try to find their way back to the pet store.

Brooks, Leone, and Allen are three guinea pigs who live a comfortable life at a pet store called The Natural Pet. One day a fellow named Needleman, who's smitten by the pet store owner, Aurora, purchases the trio of guinea pigs and mistakenly releases them in a park. The guinea pigs, realizing that freedom isn't all they imagined it to be, begin their journey to get back to the pet store. Along the way, they encounter squirrels, pigeons, rats, and cockroaches. This being the first book in the series, the guinea pigs don't quite make it back, but the adventure is off and running!

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 2-5–Brooks and his pals, Leone and Allen, are guinea pigs who live in a comfortable pet shop. Only Brooks wants to leave, as he dreams that freedom will be acres of carrots and mountains of cabbage. However, the trio is soon purchased by an absentminded human named Needleman who only buys them because he is googly-eyed for the shop owner. Due to a misunderstanding, he sets them free in a nearby park, where they have a series of humorous run-ins with squirrels, rats, and pigeons. Brooks soon learns that life as a pampered pet isn't so horrible and the guinea pigs try to find their way back to the shop. Fortunately, Needleman figures out his mistake and eventually tracks down the animals, but promptly forgets them again, this time on the subway on the way home, leaving a cliff-hanger ending ready for a sequel. Filled with goofy black-and-white cartoons that teeter on the abstract, this beginning chapter book is just right for children who can't get enough of Captain Underpants, Johnny Mutton, or other comic adventurers.–Karen T. Bilton, Somerset County Library, Bridgewater, NJ
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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 7 and up
  
• Mass Market Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic Inc. (June 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0439519020
• ISBN-13: 978-0439519021
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,085,238 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love it, August 3, 2005

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This review is from: When Guinea Pigs Fly (Hardcover)

I love this book. My kids have insisted that I read it to them every night since we bought it - and we're still laughing. I can tell that this one that will be read to the pages are thin, and then saved for the next generation.

5.0 out of 5 stars Cute Book, November 30, 2010

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This review is from: When Guinea Pigs Fly (Mass Market Paperback)

Cute book. bought as gift for kids age 8-10. They enjoyed it and it was an easy and fun read for them.