A Day No Pigs Would Die

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Summary: Great Book
Review: A Day No Pigs Would Die is a great book. I am using it in my seventh grade Language Arts class. The story has several themes tied together in a series of events. It is an excellent tool for learning a wide range of literary elements as well as a foundation for some great discussions that stimulate critical thinking in students.

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Summary: A Day No Pigs Would Die
Review: This book was totally amazing! I have read many many good books, and A Day No Pigs Would Die is one of the best. It was so good I went on to read the sequal. I don't cry at many things but this book made me cry. It is very touching, and good.

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Summary: A Day no Pigs Would Die
Review: Excellant, full of values,fit for good clean living today. We need more like it, like chicken soup; it's good for the soul.

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Summary: So much more than a kid's story
Review: It's always a joy to "find" a treasure. This book is a treasure. It was 'loaned' to me by my 12 year old daughter (almost 13, going on 35) after she had finished it for her English class. She didn't like the ending. I did. This book is true in every sense of the word. The actions and emotions and nuances are exactly Shaker and Vermont and turn-of-the-century rural. Rob's life is quite similar to my life as a child 35 years ago in rural Pennsylvania. I was born into a farm family and life, though hard, was really good. Yes, even after my father died when I was nine. I had my grandparents there as it was a multi-generational farm. Especially my grandfather who truly loved farming and gifted me with that love. The values are as important today as they were in Rob's time or in my time. Responsibility. Trust. Joy in a job well done and joy in the beauty of God's wonderful world. The truths that quality (and wealth) is not in things, it is in each of us, how we treat eachother, the largly unspoken respect given by family, friends and neighbors, and that being tired from a hard day's work feels good inside and out. Even the bumps and bruises. (Never get between an Angus cow and her calf, they can be as feisty as any Holstein!) The language and flow is also true and easy. I will add this to my collection and I will encourage my 16 year old son to read it and my toddler, when he's ready. And we will all talk about it.

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Summary: AN OK BOOK
Review: I read this book for a seventh grade advanced Language class.I liked the basic part of the book,(the main idea), that was thereally good thing about it. I just don't know exactly what they were talking about some of the time. Parts of it weren't really understandable. All of the main ideas, settings, characters, etc. were all very good. I think it skipped around a little too much though. It is a nice length of a book, the right size, not too long not too short. The family has a close relationship. I have not seen many other books set up like this one. The really good thing about this book is you never know what is going to happen next, it keeps you reading. The ending is really good, i am not going to say it, because i do not want to spoil it for all you that are reading this. I do recommend this to readers that like different kinds of stories and readers that like to read this kind book. I had no problem doing the assignments that went with this book. It is a litte easier to understand once you have read it and understood what it is about and where this man is coming from. It was a very good book.

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Summary: A Day No Pigs Would Die
Review: Yes, I would recomend this book. A boy would like this book because it talks about farming and raising animals. It talks about real life things on a farm and what happens on a farm. It seemed like every thing was true.

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Summary: A day no pigs would die
Review: Maturity is to become fully developed or ripe.In the book A Day No Pigs Will Die Robert Newton Peck is faced with the dilemma of growing up to be a man at a young age.At age 13 his father died leaving him to be the man of the house and to run the farm.Robert learns from growing up that he has to do what has to be done.Robert Newtown Peck was not like any other child .He did not spend his days going to school fulltime and playing in the outdoors.He did exactly the oppisite.He was a fulltime provider.He provided help for his family to maintain their life without becoming financially unstable.He had to live by the Shaker way and was never allowed something that was not necessary. Robert Newtown Peck really did not experience a regular child's life style that you would experience today.For example, As I grew up I only had simple chores around the house.My chores were usually to wash the dishes,vaccum,and take out the garbage never had to milk a cow or work on a farm.Robert Newtown Peck had to experience being a man at an early age.He had to do the work that his father did daily.Maturance from a boy to a man is the most important topic in the book ,A Day No Pigs Would Die.This books has many lessons of life and takes you back to live the old days.somethings in it r fun others are dumb,

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Summary: A Day No Pigs Would Die
Review: I think A Day No Pigs Would die only deserves three stars. The book was exciting in the beginning, boring in the middle, and had a bad ending. In the beginning of the book Rob was very brave; Rob is the main character of the book. He starts of being very brave. He is trying to save his neighbors cow's life. The cow has a gouder in it throat and is choking on it. Finally the cow passes out and Rob pulls out the gouder. The cow wakes up when Rob's arm is still in her mouth. She bites him very hard. She doesn't want to let go and drags him across the yard. By the time she stops dragging him he's long sense passed out. Then she has two-baby calf's. In return for saving the cow, Rob gets a baby pig. Rob's father is very proud of him, but his mom is worried about his health. In the middle of the book, not much happens. Rob and his pig are doing a lot together. Rob gets offered by his neighbor to go to the Rutland Fair. Rob has never been out side his small town, so he is very excited. The catch is that he has to show the cow of his neighbors at the fair. He can also bring his pig to try to win an award. If the cows and the pigs are being judged at the same time, he has to show the cow. His pig wins first prize and he was so happy. At the end of the book, it was awful! All the tragedy happened at the end. Rob was trying to get his pig to become pregnant. She couldn't become pregnant though. While this was going on Rob's father told rod he was going to die. Rob was shocked. I mean how would you fell if your dad said he was going to die? Rob's pig didn't become pregnant so they had to kill her. Then his father died later that mouth. That was the end. The over all book was okay. I hated how the end was sad. Nothing bad happened until the end. They should make the book longer for more details.

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Summary: A Day No Pigs Would Die
Review: My book, was very interesting in the beginning, but got boring torwards the end. The beginning was interesting, because he helped a cow give birth to a calf. It was interesting because it gave good detail. It got boaring because every thin died off at the end. For example there apple trees died, theyn started starving so they killed there pet pig pinky. They started hunting to get more food but they only caught colds. The dad got a cold so bad he slept out in the barn so the family didn't catch it as bad. The fathers cold got so bad it turned into pneumonia. He survived the winter and that spring he died. They latter burried him in the grassy land. I gave my book three stars, because it was good but not great. I reccomend this book to people.

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Summary: A BOOK FOR TWO-DIGIT AGED KIDS
Review: I really liked this book. Some parts were a little gorey, it still managed to keep it under control. However, they do explain the gore well. Most of the book was funny. The book explains the way life was in Vermont in the early 1900's. The book is also very sad near the end. There is slight language through out the book. I think any one 10 or older will enjoy this book, if they're mature.