The three little javelinas

Deviated version of "The Three Little Pigs"
Many students will know the story line - can help them make predictions or draw on prior knowledge.
Different language/vocabulary.
Great illustrations.

The three little pigs told southwest style. Instead of hay and sticks, they use tumbleweeds and saguaro ribs. The third pig uses sturdy adobe instead of bricks. A tricky coyote hunts them, using his coyote magic that is mainly taken from Tohono O'odham fables.

This retelling of an old classic folk

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tale is fun and zippy, with bright pictures that are hilarious and complement the text. The javelinas are adorable and you can't help hoping they'll win, even as you already know that they will. Luckily, none of them get eaten in this rendition. As always, I find great pleasure in reading retellings, and I especially appreciate the new setting of this version, as I grew up and continue to live in the southwest. Also, the author adds some solid geographical and cultural information from the region that enhances the story. This version is a welcome addition to the cannon of Three Little Pigs literature.

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Almost all children hear the story of The Three Little Pigs. Javelinas give this storyline a totally different perspective. Instead of pigs, the story uses Javelinas, and instead of using houses made of hay, sticks, and bricks to build houses the Javelinas use tumbleweed, cactus ribs, and adobe

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bricks. The story itself stays the same, but the children are exposed to several twists along the way that the original story doesn’t have.
The illustrations in the book help to increase young reader’s understanding of the story adding greatly colorful images to help the child’s imagination.

After reading the book students could participate in a class discussion testing their comprehension by discussing the differences between the two versions of the story.

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Clever southwestern themed version of The Three Little Pigs.

This is a great book to read for students that grow up in Arizona because the Arizona version of The Three Little Pigs. I would definantly read this book to students if I am teaching in Arizona.

This book would be good to use for a read aloud and demonstrate prediction.I think students will enjoy this book because it is an interesting twist on "The Three Little Pigs."

Everyone knows the story of the three little pigs, but now you are going to meet the three little javelinas - wild, southwestern cousins of pigs. Living in homes of built of tumbleweeds and cacti, the first two javelinas are soon running from the hungry coyote, who had hoped to eat them with red

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chili sauce. When they flee to their wise sister, who made her house with strong adobe bricks. This is an amazing book for multiple purposes. The lesson I would personally use is a connection for cause and effect. What would the causes be for the coyote if he caught the first and second javelinas? Branching this in to cultural studies as well, the second lesson that could be done is a compare and contrast with 4th graders. what are the similarities and differences with this book and the three little pigs.

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Yet another Three Little Pigs Book that I love. I love this book because the female javelina is the smartest one. I would use this book to teach about story comparison, and also language, since there is some Spanish in it.

This is a southwestern version of The Three Little Pigs, and it is pretty good as variants of the story go. The illustrations are good and the writing is simple and entertaining.

Southwestern twist on the classic story. Great for an Arizona classroom

I love this book! Especially for all the children living in Arizona, since they can relate to the use of Javelinas instead of the little pigs. It has great adjectives to describe a desert and can be used when studying the desert or classic stories.

I think that this is a good children's book. I like this book because it is a twist on the traditional three little pigs. I think that adding a southwestern feel to the story adds an element of multiculturalism and adds more humor to the traditional story. I also really like that they have

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pronunciation for some words in the book. This is good for readers because it helps them pronounce the words and focus on the meaning of the story more. For example, javelinas is given a pronunciation in the beginning of the book, so the reader knows ahead of time. The message of the story is that good always wins in the end.

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The Three Little Javelinas is a spin off of the basic story of the three little pigs. However there are a few things that make it different. I feel that by making it different children become more interested in the story because it is not just the basic story that every young child has heard

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before. This story teaches students about teamwork and the ability to work together even through harsh times.

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Spin off of the three little pigs
Folktale

The javalinas set off to build their own homes. One made of tumbleweeds. Another made of saguaro ribs. And the strongest and most durable house made of adobe. The coyote wanted to blow down the house and eat the javalinas.

Explains why coyote howls at the

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moon, because he burned himself trying to sneak into the stove pipe.

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This was a creative take on the classic "Three Little Pigs" story. It was very true to the setting (the Southwestern United States). The landscape, the wildlife, and the local cultures were illustrated beautifully. The storyline was also pretty true to the original, but maintained its uniqueness

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with the essence of the Southwest.

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This book is a cute southwestern style adaptation of The Three Little Pigs. Their tale is as funny and cute as the pigs’ story, but it adds some southwest flavor for fun! The three little javelinas live in tumbleweeds, saguaro ribs, and adobe (obviously the strong house) and they’re trying to

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avoid getting eaten by a coyote. Even kids who don’t know the southwest will enjoy the “cowboy” javelinas!

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This book is a cute southwestern style adaptation of The Three Little Pigs. Their tale is as funny and cute as the pigs’ story, but it adds some southwest flavor for fun! The three little javelinas live in tumbleweeds, saguaro ribs, and adobe (obviously the strong house) and they’re trying to

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avoid getting eaten by a coyote. Even kids who don’t know the southwest will enjoy the “cowboy” javelinas!

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A southwest twist on the classic story. A perfect read-aloud for the elementary school crowd (with the added bonus twist that the smart little javelina is their sister)!

This is a book very similar to the Three Little Pigs. This story has a twist and instead of pigs it is javelinas and is set in the Southwest United States. The story follows the basic premise of the three little pigs as they go to different places. This is a good book to teach setting because it

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takes a familiar story but puts it into a different place.

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This book is awesome to use with elementary school children to teach setting and problem solving. The story is based off the traditional "Three Little Pigs" and follows the same story line but instead with Javelinas. The setting is in Southwest America so it offers children the experience of

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exploring different settings and characters they may not have heard of before. Total physical response can be used to describe the setting for students who are not yet speaking English.

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Not much more explanation is needed than "The Three Little Pigs" recast as javelinas outsmarting a coyote. Well told, well drawn, well done.