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The Three Little Pigs
Huff! Puff! BLOW! The wolf blows down the straw house! He blows down the stick house! What can the three little pigs do? Read this book and see!
32 pages, Paperback
First published September 1, 1998
About the author
Betty Miles
42 books11 followersBetty Miles wrote more than thirty books for children, including easy readers, picture books, non-fiction books and nine novels for pre-adolescent readers. Her book HEY! I’M READING! is the first book about reading, written for new readers and their families.
Miles was an editor of the innovative Bank Street Readers. She has taught kindergarten children, graduate students, and volunteered as a visiting author in fourth grade classrooms at PS 291. Bronx, NY. She spoke and read workshops on reading and writing with children, parents, librarians, and teachers around the country. Betty Miles was a graduate of Antioch College. She taught children’s literature at Bank Street College of Education. Miles died on July 19, 2018 at her home in Shelburne, Vt. She was 90. She is survived by three children, Sara, David, and Ellen Miles (herself a middle grade author), and three grandchildren.
Miles was an editor of the innovative Bank Street Readers. She has taught kindergarten children, graduate students, and volunteered as a visiting author in fourth grade classrooms at PS 291. Bronx, NY. She spoke and read workshops on reading and writing with children, parents, librarians, and teachers around the country. Betty Miles was a graduate of Antioch College. She taught children’s literature at Bank Street College of Education. Miles died on July 19, 2018 at her home in Shelburne, Vt. She was 90. She is survived by three children, Sara, David, and Ellen Miles (herself a middle grade author), and three grandchildren.
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April 17, 2018
Copyright- 1998
Number of Pages-32
Book format-hardcover
Reading Level- Lexile Measure-120L GR Level- 5-6 years
Genre- Fiction
Lit. Requirement- Traditional Literature-1
This is a rendition of the classical tale of The Three Little Pigs. It is similar to the original in that there are three houses made by pigs, including, one made of straw, one of sticks and one of bricks. A wolf comes by each house and says, "Little Pig, Little Pig, Let Me In!" In which each pig replies, "Not by the hair on my chinny-chin-chin!" And the wolf blows two of the houses down. In ways that are different with this version from the original are that the wolf is riding a bike to go to each pig's house which is a more modern twist from the traditional. Also, none of the pigs are eaten they just run to the next pig's house and in the end the wolf climbs in a chimney of the third pig's house and falls into a pot in the fireplace then runs away. So in some minor details it is more modern and less violent by the pigs being eaten, but still has the same message. This would be a good story for a fairy tale unit as a way to begin a lesson with a traditional fairy tale. Kids will most likely enjoy it, and it is a beginner book for easy readers so the text is simple and helpful being mainly sight words.I enjoyed this version of the book and I think many other children will too.
Number of Pages-32
Book format-hardcover
Reading Level- Lexile Measure-120L GR Level- 5-6 years
Genre- Fiction
Lit. Requirement- Traditional Literature-1
This is a rendition of the classical tale of The Three Little Pigs. It is similar to the original in that there are three houses made by pigs, including, one made of straw, one of sticks and one of bricks. A wolf comes by each house and says, "Little Pig, Little Pig, Let Me In!" In which each pig replies, "Not by the hair on my chinny-chin-chin!" And the wolf blows two of the houses down. In ways that are different with this version from the original are that the wolf is riding a bike to go to each pig's house which is a more modern twist from the traditional. Also, none of the pigs are eaten they just run to the next pig's house and in the end the wolf climbs in a chimney of the third pig's house and falls into a pot in the fireplace then runs away. So in some minor details it is more modern and less violent by the pigs being eaten, but still has the same message. This would be a good story for a fairy tale unit as a way to begin a lesson with a traditional fairy tale. Kids will most likely enjoy it, and it is a beginner book for easy readers so the text is simple and helpful being mainly sight words.I enjoyed this version of the book and I think many other children will too.
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March 11, 2015
-Changes the moral of the story from "laziness could get you killed" to "build a strong house."
-At least it HAS a moral though, unlike every version of the Three Little Pigs I have read today
-At least it HAS a moral though, unlike every version of the Three Little Pigs I have read today
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