Questions and Answers About Pigs

Books About Pigs

Brady, Peter. Pigs. Mankato: Bridgestone Books, 1996.
     Introduces pigs by describing their physical characteristics, where they live,
     what they eat, their special skills, and what they provide for people.

Dunn, Judy. The Little Pig. New York: Random House Books, 1987.
     With 32 pages of full-color photographs, The Little Pig follows one spunky
     little pig's life on a farm--from birth to blue ribbon at the local pet show!

Gibbons, Gail. Pigs. New York: Holiday House Books, 1999.
    PreSchool-Grade 3-Basic information about hogs is presented in a simple,
    straightforward style.

King-Smith, Dick. All Pigs are Beautiful. Cambridge: Candlewick press, 1993.
     An introduction, in brief text and illustrations, to the characteristics and
     habits of pigs.

Schuh, Mari C. Pigs on the Farm. Mankato: Capstone Press, 2002.
     PreSchool-Grade 2-These books for early readers have one or two
     sentences per page, opposite a supporting full-color photograph. Sentences
     state one basic fact about the animal.

Scott, Jack Denton. The Book of Pig. New: Putman, 1981.
     Discusses the characteristics and habits of pigs, their relatives, their
     history, and their helpfulness to man.

Stone, Lynn M. Pigs Have Piglets. Minneapolis: Compass Point Books, 2000.
     For the youngest of students.

Stone, Lynn M. Pork: Harvest to Home. Vero Beach: Rourke Publishing, 2002.
     Provides information about pork, explaining what it is, where it comes from,
     and how pigs are raised to produce pork.

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