Porcupines are awesome animals that are covered in as many as 30,000 quills. These "quill pigs" will fascinate young readers, from their unique defenses to their diet and habitat. This book introduces readers to essential information about porcupines through amusing rhyme. Rhyme allows readers to enjoy and remember facts, while also teaching them how to recognize rhyming words. Accessible text and bright photographs invite readers to get up close and personal with the prickly porcupines—from a safe distance!