An introduction to the life cycle of pigs from birth to adult, discussing appearance, food, instinct, and nurturing.

Peter wants a pet, which is a perfect little pig. He doesn't want a good little pig, nor a bad little pig. He wants a good little bad little pig. His mom writes a farmer a letter ... Does Peter get his pig?

All week long the pigs help out around the farm in unexpected ways.

Being a teen is tough enough for Kathy Cauldwell without having to be the target of her little brother George's constant practical jokes. But life really gets crazy when Dad and Mom leave for France and George is magically transformed into a pig via some ancient rocks belonging to their nanny Matilda. Only Matilda's Mexican grandmother's voodoo can break the spell, and Kathy, Matilda, George the Pig and George's friend Freud take off on a madcap adventure....

Mercy Watson fights crime: One night, Mercy hears a noise. An unlikely thief is robbing the Watsons! But as the thief soon discovers, crime doesn't pay. Not when there is a very large pig involved. Mercy Watson: princess in disguise; It's Haloween on Deckawoo Drive, and Mr. and Mrs. Watson have decided on the perfect costume for Mercy, Mercy is encouraged by the promise of treats. For what could be better than a treat-getting adventure? Especially...

"A swine barn explodes near a lakeside Manitoba town, putting veterinarian Dr. Peter Bannerman on a collision course with murder and a startling conspiracy. Peter is an odd duck, obsessed with logic and measurable facts, an obsession he puts to good use in his veterinary practice. When a murder is connected to the swine barn explosion and his friend Tom becomes the prime suspect, Peter feels compelled to put his reasoning skills, and his dog Pippin's...

Poppleton the pig goes stargazing, tries out a new bed before he buys it, and goes sailing for the first time.

Piglets introduces emergent readers to the world of a newborn piglet while providing them with a supportive first nonfiction reading experience. Carefully crafted text uses high-frequency words, repetitive sentence patterns, and strong visual references to support emergent readers, making sure they aren't facing too many challenges at once. Piglets includes tools for teachers as well as introductory nonfiction features such as labels, a table of...

The wagon ride from town is so hazardous that Farmer Palmer, a pig, and Ebenezer, an ass, barely make it home again.

The adventures of three little pigs who leave home to seek their fortunes and how they deal with the big bad wolf.