Silly Pig (I'm Going to Read Series: Level 2)

by Laura Rader (Illustrator), Margot Linn

Overview

What could be funnier than a pig in a wig dancing a jig? Youngsters will be in hog heaven reading about a sweet, silly pig who's running away from home. What will he do--he's not so big. Will he decide to dig? Or drive a rig? Laura Rader's cheery pictures capture all the entertaining antics in Margo Linn's rhyming tale.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781402720970
Publisher:	Sterling
Publication date:	03/01/2005
Series:	I'm Going to Read Series: Level 2
Edition description:	Level 2
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.12(d)
Age Range:	5 - 6 Years

Editorial Reviews

K-Gr 1-Each of these beginning readers has a controlled vocabulary (up to 100 words), with the words listed across the tops of the pages where they first appear. In Rover, each member of the family wants to adopt a different kind of dog, but they finally find one that pleases them all. Hoffman's average-quality cartoons support the text, but do little to enhance it. Harry's Bath tells of a boy who cannot get into the tub because of all the other animals in it. Chwast's colored-ink drawings are somewhat flat, but kids will enjoy them. In Silly Pig, the porker buys a wig, drives a rig, digs, and dances a jig. Then he is tired and goes home. This book includes more repetition and rhyming than the other two. Rader's characters are outlined in a heavy bold line and have more appeal than the weak story. Higher-quality beginning readers are in plentiful supply.-Sharon R. Pearce, Chippewa Elementary School, Bensenville, IL Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

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