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New Pig in Town
Ready-to-Read Level 3
Book #1 of Fitch & Chip
By Lisa Wheeler
Illustrated by Frank Ansley
Table of Contents
About The Book
Ready-to-Read
Level 3
Reading Proficiently
"Are you a wolf?" Chip asks. "Are you the big, bad kind?"
Fitch does have long, shaggy fur and tall, pointy ears.
If he is a wolf, should Chip be afraid?
Or can a pig and a wolf become friends?
Laugh along with this first funny book of Fitch and Chip's adventures.
Level 3
Reading Proficiently
- Rich vocabulary
- More-challenging stories
- Longer chapters
"Are you a wolf?" Chip asks. "Are you the big, bad kind?"
Fitch does have long, shaggy fur and tall, pointy ears.
If he is a wolf, should Chip be afraid?
Or can a pig and a wolf become friends?
Laugh along with this first funny book of Fitch and Chip's adventures.
About The Illustrator
Frank Ansley has illustrated four other books by Lisa Wheeler: Turk and Runt (starred in Booklist), Wool Gathering (starred in Publishers Weekly), and the first two books in the Fitch & Chip series, New Pig in Town and When Pigs Fly. Mr. Ansley and his wife, Pat, live in St. Helena, California.
Product Details
- Publisher: Simon Spotlight (September 1, 2003)
- Length: 48 pages
- ISBN13: 9780689849503
- Grades: 1 - 3
- Ages: 6 - 8
- Lexile ® 160L The Lexile reading levels have been certified by the Lexile developer, MetaMetrics®
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Awards and Honors
- Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award
Resources and Downloads
High Resolution Images
- Book Cover Image (jpg): New Pig in Town Hardcover 9780689849503(4.7 MB)
- Author Photo (jpg): Lisa Wheeler Photograph courtesy of the author(1.6 MB)
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