Don't Call Me Pig!: A Javelina Story

by Conrad J. Storad

Book Overview

Don't Call Me Pig!uses a delightful rhyme and clever colorful illustrations chock full of detail to tell the javelina's story. What exactly is a javelina? The hairy little animal is shaped much like a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1891795031
• ISBN13: 9781891795039
• Release Date: February 1999
• Publisher: RGU Group
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 10.9" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Really not Like new book

The story of the book is really fun and the drawings beautiful. But I ordered a « like new » book and I received a book in a bad state. The name of the preview owner was written inside and there was a big water or oil spot on all the pages.

Educational and Fun!

This book teaches children and adults alike about javelinas (and yes, most people think that they are a variety of wild pig - nope, they are "peccaries.") As a resident of Arizona, we actually encounter javelinas from time to time and these encounters are all the more interesting now that we have learned so much from this wonderful book! My children (4 and 6) adore this book and love shouting out the oft repeated refrain: "Don't call me pig!" In addition to the fun, rhyming text, the book features marvelous and funny illustrations of the javelinas. Both the text and the illustrations describe their physical characteristics and their life in a manner that is appealing even to young children. For adults who want the facts, there are two pages at the end of the book that discuss javelinas in a more narrative manner. This book should appeal to any child who is curious about wildlife, or the southwestern United States. It would be a great book for teachers too. My kids learned alot, and so did I!

Wonderful!

I bought this book for each of my grandchildren, and they all adored it. Storad wrote a wonderful story for children of all ages that is enhanced by beautiful illustrations. What a joy to be able to find a book that is both entertaining and educational!

Don't Call Me Pig: A Javelina Story

My children recite the catch phrase from this humorous, yet educational look at Javelinas for hours after we read the book. I truly admire Storad's ability to make kids laugh and teach them at the same time.

Don't Call Me Pig

What a joy to read this book to my kids! It was not only fun to read this rhyming story, it was educational, too. The illustrations are fabulous. My two young boys asked lots of questions while we read, which just means they were really interested in this animal called a javelina--not a pig! After reading this book, we also obtained "Lizards for Lunch" by the same author and enjoyed it just as much. Now, as we travel across the desert periodically, my kids will be on the lookout for some of the animals they've seen in these books.