Publisher: Random House

Copyright Date: 2021

Edition Date: 2015 Release Date: 09/14/21

Illustrator: Jarvis, Peter,

Pages: 32 pages

ISBN: 0-593-43258-4

ISBN 13: 978-0-593-43258-7

Dewey: E

LCCN: 2014040476

Dimensions: 23 cm.

Subject Heading:
Pigs. Fiction.
Pug. Fiction.
Dogs. Fiction.
Domestic animals. Fiction.
Friendship. Fiction.

Language: English

Word Count: 258

Reading Level: 1.3

Interest Level: P-2

Accelerated Reader: reading level: 1.3 / points: 0.5 / quiz: 173491 / grade: Lower Grades

Lexile: 200L

Guided Reading Level: G

Fountas & Pinnell: G

Who doesn't love unlikely animals friendships! This adorable story is now in Step into Reading, the premier early reader line.

Pig lives on a farm with lots of other animals. All the animals have friends, but Pig does not. One day a new animal comes to the farm. Pug has a curly tail like Pig. Pug plays in the mud like Pig. Pug even snorts like Pig. Pug is not a pig, but maybe, just maybe, Pig and Pug can be friends!
 
Step 1 Readers feature big type and easy words. Rhymes and rhythmic text paired with picture clues help children decode the story. For children who know the alphabet and are eager to begin reading.