Pigs

Smart Animals

by Duncan Searl

Priscilla senses trouble. Quickly, she jumps into the water and swims toward a drowning boy, pulling him to safety. Priscilla's act of heroism is commendable—especially since she's a pig! Yet Priscilla is not alone among quick-thinking pigs. In Pigs, young readers will meet many smart porkers like Priscilla that are demonstrating their learning acumen and problem-solving skills, such as saving a drowning boy, navigating a maze, or winning a video game.

32 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 2005

Reviews

[Melissa Gluck · Rating 4 out of 5]

I completed this informational text in Jan 16th, 2018. Pigs is great book for grades 1-3! I personally chose this book because pigs are my favorite animal! I could see myself using this text in the classroom. This book would be great to read aloud and to show students how to use a graphic organizer to remember information. One thing that surprised me is how smart pigs are! I never knew how easily pigs can be trained.

[Kaye · Rating 4 out of 5]

636.4 Searl
A nonfiction book about pigs. Has numerous stories of pigs intelligence. Drug & gun sniffing pigs. Pig rescues of people and other animals. Pigs are easier to train than a dog. This book has great photographs and easy to read text. part of a series: Smart Animals!

[Sally Staples · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great non-fiction book that I read to my kindergarten class when we talked about pigs on a farm. We found some interesting facts about pigs and documented them on a chart paper. The photographs in the book were great.