Some Pig!

Author: E.B. White

Illustrator: Maggie Kneen

Gunning Fog Index: 6.44

Coleman Liau Index: 3.55

Flesch Kincaid Grade Level: 4.13

ARI (Automated Readability Index): 2.64

SMOG: 7.47

Flesch Reading Ease: 89.79

Genre: Fiction

Subgenre: Fantasy

Theme-Animals-Farm Animals, Lifestyles-Farm Life & Ranch Life, Friendships

Characters: Fern and Wilbur

Date of Publication: 2006

Publishing Company: Harper Collins

ISBN: 978-0-06-078162-0

Summary: Fern falls into a deep friendship with her father's runt pig and names him Wilbur.  Wilbur and Fern create a beautiful friendship and they do not want to be separated from one another.  Fern and Wilbur will be friends for life now that he gets to live on Uncle Homer's farm.

Classroom: The teacher could use this story for a lead in to a writing assignment.  The teacher could have students write about their best friend, or their pet.  This writing can be taken through the complete writing process.