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Pigboy

by Vicki Grant
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Dan is not sure he'll survive the boring field trip to a remote heritage farm.

How could a place with no running water, telephone or electricity be anything but dull? The farmer knows nothing about farming and seems angry about having to conduct the tour. And what's with his tattoo? The teacher requests a private word with the farmer and then mysteriously disappears. Dan decides to investigate and uncovers a deadly plan. But will he be able to get help in time to save his teacher and the rest of his class?

This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for middle-grade readers who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don't like to read! The epub edition of this title is fully accessible. Also available in French as Cochonnet.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Orca Currents

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    August 28, 2007

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781554696901

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9781554696901
      • File size: 540 KB

  • Accessibility

    The publisher provides the following statement about the accessibility of the EPUB file supplied to OverDrive. Experiences may vary across reading systems. After borrowing the book, you may download the EPUB files to read in another reading system.

    Summary

    This title is defined with accessible structural markup. This book contains various accessibility features such as table of content, page-list, landmark, reading order, Structural Navigation, and semantic structure. This publication conforms to WCAG 2.0 Level AA. There is a page list and embedded page-breaks within this EPUB to aid in the ability to go to a specific page.

    Ways Of Reading

    • Appearance of the text and page layout can be modified according to the capabilities of the reading system (font family and font size, spaces between paragraphs, sentences, words, and letters, as well as color of background and text).

    • All content can be read as read aloud speech or dynamic braille.

    • Has alternative text descriptions for images.

    Conformance

    • The publication contains a conformance statement that it meets the EPUB Accessibility and WCAG 2 Level AA standard.

    • The publication was certified by Benetech via eBOUND Canada.

    • The certifier's credential is https://bornaccessible.org.

    • This publication claims to meet EPUB Accessibility 1.1 WCAG 2.0 Level AA.

    Navigation

    • Table of contents to all chapters of the text via links.

    • Elements such as headings, tables, etc for structured navigation.

    Rich Content

    • Information-rich images are described by extended descriptions.

    Additional Information

    • Page breaks included

    • High contrast between text and background

    • Text-to-speech hinting provided

    • Color is not the sole means of conveying information

    • Dyslexia readability

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 3.6
    • Lexile® Measure: 500
    • Interest Level: 4-8(MG)
    • Text Difficulty: 0-2

  • Reviews

    • School Library Journal

      December 1, 2006
      Gr 5-9-Dan Hogg is the class brain who wears glasses and has weird hair. But his biggest problem is his name: it just begs for insults. And the kids in his class are glad to oblige. When they go on a field trip to a heritage farm specializing in raising pigs, Dan knows that it will be the worst day of his life, but he never imagined just how bad it would get. An escaped criminal has made his way to the farm and locked up the owner. The convict is not sure what to do with the bus full of eighth graders, but soon figures out that he needs to get rid of them all. Surprising even himself, Dan, in a bumbling, self-effacing way, becomes a hero by saving his classmates and teacher. He is still the class nerd, but he has earned the respect of the biggest bully, and that helps. Grant has done a fantastic job of developing the voice of an adolescent who is the class bullys whipping boy. Dans wry sense of humor catches readers attention and has them rooting for him practically from the first page. "Pigboy" is a great quick read for boys who may be reluctant readers, but others will enjoy it as well."Wendy Smith-DArezzo, Loyola College, Baltimore, MD"

      Copyright 2006 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

    • The Horn Book

      January 1, 2007
      Dan Hogg, a.k.a. Pigboy, can't believe his bad luck when his class takes a field trip to a pig farm. He's prepared for taunting, but not the deadly situation waiting at the farm or his unlikely role as hero. This slim but well-developed novel clearly targets reluctant readers and is memorable mostly for its sustained intensity.

      (Copyright 2007 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)

Formats

  • OverDrive Read
  • EPUB ebook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:3.6
  • Lexile® Measure:500
  • Interest Level:4-8(MG)
  • Text Difficulty:0-2

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