Grade Level: 1st Grade and above
Illustrations By: Eileen Christelow
I loved the book "The Great Pig Search"! I thought this book was very fun and humorous. When Bert's pigs run away and move to Florida he is on a quest to find them. The use of illustrations in this book makes reading it so much more fun. The pigs are hidden throughout the pictures and makes the storyline that much more exciting for the reader. Bert thinks that he is seeing and hearing pigs all around him and his refusal to give up infuriates his wife Ethel. Bert and Ethel go on a fishing trip, and when Bert's fishing line tugs him all the way into the water a "mysterious fisherman" who happens to also be on the boat saves his life. I think this story encourages students to be creative through their literacy, and that they can give human characteristics to animals or even non-living things. Also I enjoyed how the pigs attempted to contact Bert through the media and the map that he left for them on where to "locate pigs". I like the mischievous attitude of the pigs and I think that this concept alone can be used as an introduction of character development. Each of the characters in the story have a unique personality that encourage the humor of the story through the situations that these individuals encounter. This book also addresses the concept of identity. The different disguises and attitudes that the pigs portray represent a new sense of self awareness and how these pigs want to be portrayed in society. I think this can be used to address potential insecurities in individuals and how they see themselves in comparison to how they think others perceive them and potentially how they would want other to see them. I think it is important for students to develop a sense of self because if they have confidence in themselves as individuals they are going to be more confident in their writing.
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