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Byard, Jack

 
9781912158546: Know Your Pigs

Synopsis

Do you know your pigs?

  • 28 interesting pig breeds, each with its own full-page spread
  • Fun facts highlight each pig's characteristics, history, personality, uses, and more
  • High-quality full-page photo of each pig variety, showing each distinctive look
  • Compact 5x7 pocket size is fun and easy to flip through to get interesting info fast
  • Kids love it for the photos of cute, silly pigs, but grown-ups are sure to learn a lot, too

Did you know that pigs are smarter than your average 3-year-old? Impress friends and family with the fascinating porcine facts inside Know Your Pigs!

In this pocket-sized guide, you'll discover loads of fun facts about 28 interesting breeds of pigs, including their appearance, history, breeding, weight, coloring, and personality traits. Discover everything you need to identify each breed, including a full-page color photo of each one!

From the American Guinea Hog who loves a good belly rub to the hardy Yorkshire who is happiest foraging outdoors, this fully revised and updated edition is a fascinating and fun guide that will turn both young and old into whole-hog pig enthusiasts.

Did you know that domesticated pigs have been around for 11,000 years? Today, with certain rare breeds of these intelligent animals teetering on the brink of extinction, we need to know about them more than ever. Pigs, hogs, or swine—whatever you call them, this compact little book will get you informed!

From Vietnam to England and Australia to the U.S.A., you'll learn about pig breeds from all around the world, and soon you'll be able to say you Know Your Pigs!

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À propos de l'auteur

Jack Byard was born in Bradford in Yorkshire where he lived and worked all his life. He always had a deep affection for his rural heritage and so wrote his first book, Know Your Sheep, with a view to sharing with others the countryside that he loves. Three years later there is no sign of a quiet retirement for Jack just yet.

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