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8-12 year old, Animals, Humorous, Nonfiction, Page Pig Favorites, Reviews

Animal Antics: the funny things animals do

Author: Derek Harvey Illustrator/Photographer: Various © Date: 2014 Publisher: DK – Dorling Kindersley Pages: 141 Chapters: No Photographs: Yes, every page has a photograph Publisher Recommended Age: 7-10 years old Bonus Activities at End of Book: No Summary from Book: Humans are not the only animals that look ridiculous when they’re caught doing something unexpected.

12 years old and up, 8-12 year old, Fiction, Mystery, Page Pig Favorites, Reviews

Holes

Author: Louis Sachar Illustrator: N/A © Date: 1998 Publisher: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux Pages: 233 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: No Publisher Recommended Age: 10 and up Bonus Activities at End of Book: No, but the edition that I had included essays from Louis Sachar’s brother, daughter, and wife along with Louis Sachar’s Newbery Medal acceptance speech

8-12 year old, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novel, Page Pig Favorites, Reviews

Nell of Gumbling: My Extremely Normal Fairy-Tale Life

Author: Emma Steinkellner Illustrator: Emma Steinkellner © Date: 2023 Publisher: Labyrinth Road Pages: 220 Chapters: No – which makes it easy to lose track of time reading Illustrations: Yes, graphic novel Publisher Recommended Age: 8-12 Bonus Activities at End of Book: No, but the end does have some comic form Tales From Gumbling Summary from

8-12 year old, Animals, Humorous, Nonfiction, Page Pig Favorites, Reviews

Lesser Spotted Animals: The coolest creatures you’re never heard of

Author: Martin Brown Illustrator: Martin Brown © Date: 2017 Publisher: Scholastic Inc. Pages: 53 Chapters: No Illustrations: Every page has some sort of illustration Publisher Recommended Age: 7-10 Bonus Activities at End of Book: A glossary and description of the IUCN animal population status. Summary from Book: From the back of the book: It’s time

8-12 year old, Animals, Fiction, Humorous, Page Pig Favorites, Reviews

The Great Vandal Scandal

Author: Emily Ecton Illustrator: David Mottram © Date: 2023 Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers Pages: 234 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes, but a lot of page layouts do not have illustrations Publisher Recommended Age: 8-12 Bonus Activities at End of Book: No Summary from Book: Big plans are afoot at the Strathmore building. Butterbean is going

4-8 year old, Animals, Nonfiction, Page Pig Favorites, Reviews

Marsupials

Author: Nic Bishop Photographer: Nic Bishop © Date: 2009 Publisher: Scholastic Nonfiction Pages: 48 Chapters: No Photographs: Yes, some page layouts have a picture page opposite a text page Publisher Recommended Age: 4-8 Bonus Activities at End of Book: A glossary and a brief story about Nic Bishop’s adventures working on the book. Summary from

8-12 year old, Animals, Fiction, Humorous, Page Pig Favorites, Reviews

The Great Pet Heist

Author: Emily Ecton Illustrator: David Mottram © Date: 2020 Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers Pages: 247 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes, but a lot of page layouts do not have illustrations Publisher Recommended Age: 8-12 Bonus Activities at End of Book: No Summary from Book: Butterbean knew she wasn’t always a good dog. Still, she’d never

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