Guinea Pig Easy Readers Books for Kindergartner & First Graders

There's something about Guinea Pigs. Their sweet little whistles when you open the refrigerator. Their tubby little bodies.

Kids love them and in this list you'll find the 4 easiest practice readers about these animals that aren't pigs and who don't come from New Guinea.

Great Guinea Pigs
by Rose Carraway

Cute cover photo but we've not been able to track down a copy or find any sample text.

Reading Information:
Word Count: 83
Page Count: 24
Accelerated Reading Level: 0.9 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 148082

• Publisher: Gareth Stevens (2012)
• ISBN-10: 1433962918
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My Guinea Pig
by Sarah Hughes

Using simple text, a child tells how she cares for her guinea pig. Here is sample text from two pages.

This is my pet
guinea pig, Patti.

I like to pet Patti.

Reading Information:
Word Count: 117
Page Count: 24
Accelerated Reading Level: 1.0 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 46821

• Publisher: Children's Press (2000)
• ISBN-10: 0516232894
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Guinea Pigs
(All About Pets)
by Martha E. H. Rustad

Simple text explains the basics about Guinea Pigs. Here's the table of contents as sample text from 2 pages:

Table of Contents
Pet Guinea Pigs
How Guinea Pigs Look
What Guinea Pigs Need

Words to Know
Read More
Internet Sites
Index/Word List

Guinea Pigs are pets.
Guinea Pigs have paws.

Reading Information:
Word Count: 52
Page Count: 24
Accelerated Reading Level: 1.3 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 50978

• Publisher: Capstone Press (2006)
• ISBN-10: 0736891463
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Guinea Pigs
by JoAnn Early Macken

4.0 of 5 stars GoodReads rating — 4 ratings

Keyword repetition and colorful photography combine to teach children about keeping a pet Guinea Pig.

Reading Information:
Word Count: 180
Page Count: 24
Accelerated Reading Level: 1.8 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 72583

• Publisher: Weekly Reader Early Learning (2003)
• ISBN-10: 0836838459
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You might also be interested in this book of poems about Guinea Pigs: Oh Theodore!