The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig

Genre: Fantasy/Sci-fi

The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pic is written by Eugene Trivizas and illustrated by Helen Oxenbury. It has won the Booklist Editors' Choice, School Library Journal Best Book, and Parents' Choice Honor Book.

The three little wolves are brothers who leave home to build a house of their own. However, a big bad pig always comes along and destroys the house the wolves built. It took the pigs 4 tries until they built the perfect house. The sweet smell of the fourth house the wolves built turned the big bad pig into a good pig! The wolves and the pig became friends and ended up living together.

This book would be good for ages 7-10 years old or grade levels 4th through 5th grade. I would use this book to study the elements of a story such as characters, setting, and plot as well as character development. As an activity, I would put students into small groups and have them build a miniature house out of items that I brought to class. Then, once everyone finishes we can do a short gallery walk to inspect each house and vote on which one we think is the sturdiest. Lastly, we would all try blowing the house or shaking the desk to see which house is the strongest.

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