A Pig Tale - Softcover

Newton-John, Olivia; Hurst, Brian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0689824289 ISBN 13: 9780689824289

Publisher: Aladdin, 1999

Synopsis

Iggy saves everything -- from old mattresses to balls of string -- and his son, Ziggy, is embarrassed by what his schoolmates are saying about all this junk. His father has turned their yard into a pigsty! What Iggy creates out of all the bits and pieces is beyond what anyone would expect -- come and see! A happy, rhyming environmental tale by one of the world's favorite singers, Olivia Newton-John (with Brian Hurst), with endearing pictures by popular children's book illustrator Sal Murdocca is just what budding environmentalists (and their families) will enjoy.

About this title

From School Library Journal:

Kindergarten-Grade 2-Ziggy the pig has a pop named Iggy who's a great collector of everything from cans to flat tires to old clothes and rags. Because his father fills the house with his finds, Ziggy's classmates make fun of him and tell him he lives in a dump. Ziggy has the last laugh, however, when Iggy unveils his masterpiece-a glittering balloon he has constructed out of junk-in which father and son proceed to fly around the world. If this sounds banal and contrived, just sample the sing-song rhyme scheme and didactic moralizing of this tale: "Protect our dear earth./Don't throw it away./You, too, could make magic/from garbage someday." Murdocca's skillful use of light, shadow, and color in the background illustrations competes unsuccessfully with his cloyingly cutesy depictions of the pigs. The aerodynamic improbability of a flying machine made of junk metal serves as an apt metaphor for this book-both go over like lead balloons.
Anna DeWind, Milwaukee Public Library
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Publishers Weekly:

Iggy, Ziggy the pig's dad, collects junk in this eco-conscious tale; calling the enterprise "above-average celebrity fare," PW singled out the "zippy rhyming text, crisp layout and clean lines of the cheery watercolors." Ages 4-8.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Aladdin
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0689824289
• ISBN 13: 9780689824289
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Murdocca Salvatore