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Amy Axelrod (Author), Sharon McGinley-Nally (Illustrator)
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Few picture books illustrate the "capitalist pig" concept as graphically as this mathematics-based volume does with its glorification of greed and gluttony. After gobbling up all the groceries, Mr. Pig, Mrs. Pig and their two piglets are hungry again, but the Piggy bank is empty. Deciding to hunt for money, the four swine gesture excitedly; then they feverishly root through their home for loose change and bills. Readers are meant to keep a tally of the dimes and nickels the Pigs locate, but they may be misled by the monetary sums planted in the illustrations (on one spread, the text describes a find worth $2.67, but the figures $2.32, $4.22 and $2.81 appear in the art; these numbers, we learn at the end, are part of a suggested math problem). Finally, after finding a grand total of $34.67, the Pigs spend almost all of it at a Mexican restaurant--math whizzes can calculate the tab by reading a menu. Although Axelrod's debut undoubtedly encourages useful skills, it is singularly unappetizing, while McGinley-Nally's ( First Snow, Magic Snow ) pudgy, stylized pigs and Southwestern motif seem garish. Kids probably won't have the patience for this book, and parents won't have the stomach. Ages 5-8.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Grade 1-3-In this bright and bouncy concept book, the Pigs turn their house upside down looking for spare change so that they can go out to dinner. Readers are invited to count along as the porkers dig out cash from the socks drawer, pennies from under the bed, quarters from the closet, and a five-dollar bill from the washing machine. Answers are hidden in the illustrations. The Pigs' reward is a trip to the Enchanted Enchilada. The whole menu is reproduced, complete with prices, so readers can figure out what the family can afford to eat and how much money they will have left over. A final page recaps all the amounts and shows the multiplication and addition necessary to find the answers. The vibrant illustrations are done in yellow, turquoise, pink, orange, and green. Those hues, along with the cacti in the yard and the Mexican restaurant, give the book a Southwestern flair. The Pigs are wildly dressed, from the daughter's fishnet stockings to the father's floppy black-and-white bow tie. After they have heard the story once, children will enjoy going back and studying the pictures. An entertaining tool for reinforcing math skills that should be especially useful in a whole-language curriculum.
Lucinda Snyder Whitehurst, St. Christopher's School, Richmond, VA
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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Product Details

  • Reading level: Ages 4-8
  • Paperback: 40 pages
  • Publisher: Aladdin (August 1, 1997)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0689812191
  • ISBN-13: 978-0689812194
  • Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 10 x 0.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #23,452 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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4.0 out of 5 stars Pig Out!, August 28, 2000
This review is from: Pigs Will Be Pigs: Fun with Math and Money (Hardcover)
This is very amusing, as well as instructive; I found its humor as important to the book as its potential educational value. Sure, you get all kinds of opportunities to count money, make change, convert nickels, pennies, dimes, and quarters--but there's much more!

Great big colorful pictures that can be enjoyed en toto or through the (sometimes hidden) details, abundant irony and sloth, and, yes, a wonderfully creative menu (with food descriptions and prices) from the "Enchanted Enchilada," the restaurant where the pigs pig out after a money hunt in their cluttered home. Your kids may even get a new, humorous, appreciation for the words "this room looks like a pigsty!"

This is all good-natured, non-preachy fun for younger elementary school kids. It's a fun way to practice simple math problems, as well as just a good story filled with color and imagination.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Pigs will be Pigs, November 14, 2004
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This review is from: Pigs Will Be Pigs: Fun with Math and Money (Aladdin Picture Books) (Paperback)
A very creative way to teach money concepts. I liked the way the book reviews the way to make change. I read this to a group of 3rd graders. I don't know that they found the book entertaining, but it did help them review money. I think 2nd graders would probably enjoy the story more, but may not understand all of the math concepts as well as the third graders.
I thought the part with the pigs trying to figure out what they could buy etc was a great way to show children how important it is to understand money. Coin especially can be difficult for children (a quarter is the same as two dimes and a nickel, etc).
I would definitely use this book as a review, or an extention to a lesson, not an introduction to money.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Pigs Will Be Pigs, May 26, 2003
This review is from: Pigs Will Be Pigs: Fun with Math and Money (Hardcover)
When a family of pigs has eaten all of their food, they decide to go out to eat, but first, they must find some money. All of the family members turn the house inside out in their pursuit of a few dollars with which to buy dinner. Different pigs find different combinations of coins and bills before going off to the restaurant. Looking at the menu, the pigs must make decisions about how much food they can afford to buy and how much they will have left over. Each time, the reader is not given the amounts, and the back of the book includes drawings of the money and the equations showing their total amounts.

This book has a lot of possibilities for student's to learn to use money. For example, with or without manipulatives, students can be asked to find the amounts that various family members find as they find them, and also keep a running total. When at the restaurant, students can also view the menu, and select what they and some friends would order and how much they would have left over. Finding other combinations of coins and bills with the same total could extend the activity.

Why 4 stars?:
I had to take a point off for having a very weak and uninteresting plot line. However, the math elements that can be tied into the illustrations and the concepts dealing with money are top-notch. This book is excellent for activities dealing with counting and the addition and subtraction of money.

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2.0 out of 5 stars More a math book than a money book
Although this book incorporates currency into the story line, it is primarily a book with a math exercise. Read more
Published on August 5, 2008 by Allison D

3.0 out of 5 stars Alexandra D Pima Student Tucson
I read this book to a group of kindergarten students. Right now they are learning about money just coins they know penny,dime and nickel. Read more
Published on March 11, 2005 by Pima Student

5.0 out of 5 stars Pigs will be Pigs Review
I read this book to children in first grade and they LOVED IT!! The children thought that this book was so hilarious. Read more
Published on September 22, 2004 by Sara

5.0 out of 5 stars Pigs need money to pig out
I and the kids I read this too enjoyed it. I thought it had a cute storyline with the pigs needing money to eat. Read more
Published on April 21, 2004 by Vanessa

4.0 out of 5 stars Great math book for kids
This book is a great math book for kids. It is a great tool for teaching children about money. It has lots of diffrent types of money problems. Read more
Published on April 19, 2004 by Melisa

4.0 out of 5 stars I like this book
I read this book to a 3rd grader. His class was using money in their math problems. I think he saw this as a fun way to work on math.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Pigs Will Be Pigs
I loved this book! The kids I read it to also loved it. They really got into it. They tried to guess how much money the pigs would find and they were adding up the money as the... Read more
Published on April 15, 2004 by Morgan K. Galarza

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Entertainment
This book will entertain for 4 through 9 years old. This pig family would like to go out to eat but they don't have any money. So they start looking for money. Read more
Published on October 5, 2002

3.0 out of 5 stars Great book for money beginners
This story isn't entertaining for a younger child, but is a good tool in learning money. The pig family searches the house to find money so that they can go out to eat. Read more
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