Waltur Buys a Pig in a Poke and Other Stories

by Kristin Sorra and Barbara Gregorich

'Be careful,' said Matilda.'Do not buy a pig in a poke.' 'What's a poke?' asked Darwin.Yes, what is a poke? And why would Waltur, a bear, buy a pig, anyway?Together with the help of his best friends,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0618473068
• ISBN13: 9780618473069
• Release Date: July 2006
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.8" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 7 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 5

Customer Reviews

Cute book

This is a cute book to read to below level readers. Keeps them thinking, but doesn't overwhelm them.

Probes the truths behind sayings and questions a range of common assumptions

"Don't buy a pig in a poke," warns Matilda - but Darwin doesn't know what a poke is - and why would Waltur the bear buy a pig anyway? Kristin Sorra provides fun drawings to supplement the answers to both questions, which probes the truths behind sayings and questions a range of common assumptions. Diane C. Donovan California Bookwatch