Full name: The Adventures of a South Pole Pig: A novel of snow and courage

Author: Chris Kurtz Year: 2013 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Adventure, Fantasy, Children, Fiction, Animals Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9780544540705 0544540700

Flora the pig was born for adventure: "If it's unexplored and needs to get dug up, call me. I'm your pig," she says. The day Flora spots a team of sled dogs is the day she sets her heart on becoming a sled pig. Before she knows it, she's on board a ship to Antarctica for the most exhilarating--and dangerous--adventure of her life. This poignant novel of a purposeful pig is sure to become a favorite with any young readers who have ever dreamed of exploring the great beyond. Similar books: Lionboy by Zizou Corder Shark Wars by EJ Altbacker Young Fredle by Cynthia Voigt The White Giraffe by Lauren St. John City Dog, Country Frog by Mo Willems Code of the Clans by Erin Hunter Secrets at Sea by Richard Peck Nuts to You by Lynne Rae Perkins Cloudstar's Journey by Erin Hunter Perloo the Bold by Avi The Abandoned by Paul Gallico When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin Friendship According to Humphrey by Betty G. Birney The Dragon with a Chocolate Heart by Stephanie Burgis Thunder and Shadow by Erin Hunter The Animal Family by Randall Jarrell Born to Run by Michael Morpurgo A Wolf Called Wander by Rosanne Parry A Wish in the Dark by Christina Soontornvat