Babe the Gallant Pig - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Dick King-Smith, Melissa Manwill KashiwagiSeries:BabeAudience:Ages 9-12Publish date:1995-07-18Pages:118
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Yearling BooksISBN-13:9780679873938ISBN-10:679873937UPC:9780679873938Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:AnimalsBook Topic:Farm Animals, PigsSize:7.61 x 5.24 x 0.32 inchesWeight:0.2094Product ID:SCS5K5T6C5
Dick King-Smith's classic story of Babe the sheep-herding pig is back with a charming new cover to win over a new generation of readers When Babe arrives at Hogget Farm, Mrs. Hogget's thoughts turn to sizzling bacon and juicy pork chops. But before long, Babe reveals a talent no one could have expected: he can handle Farmer Hogget's stubborn flock better than any sheepdog ever could When Farmer Hogget enters Babe in the Grand Challenge Sheepdog Trials, everyone, including his wife, thinks he is a fool. But he believes in Babe. Now it's just up to Babe to convince everyone else to believe in a sheep-pig An ALA Notable Book A Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book A Horn Book Fanfare Honor Book An IRA-CBC Children's Choice An NCTE Teachers' Choice
"A hilarious fantasy about a plucky piglet that learns how to tend sheep, Babe is a barnyard charmer." --The Washington Post on the film adaptation
"An animal fantasy which will inevitably be compared to Charlotte's Web. . . . A splendid book." --The Horn Book, starred review "Impossible to resist." --Booklist, starred review "One of the most delightful children's authors." --The Guardian on Dick King-Smith
"A hilarious fantasy about a plucky piglet that learns how to tend sheep, Babe is a barnyard charmer." --The Washington Post on the film adaptation
"An animal fantasy which will inevitably be compared to Charlotte's Web. . . . A splendid book." --The Horn Book, starred review "Impossible to resist." --Booklist, starred review "One of the most delightful children's authors." --The Guardian on Dick King-Smith
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Yearling BooksISBN-13:9780679873938ISBN-10:679873937UPC:9780679873938Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:AnimalsBook Topic:Farm Animals, PigsSize:7.61 x 5.24 x 0.32 inchesWeight:0.2094Product ID:SCS5K5T6C5
Dick King-Smith was born and raised in Gloucestershire, England. After twenty years as a farmer, he turned to teaching and then to writing children's books that have received critical acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic. Among his well-loved novels are Babe: The Gallant Pig, Harry's Mad, Martin's Mice, Ace: The Very Important Pig, The Robber Boy, The Invisible Dog, Three Terrible Trins, Harriet's Hare, The Stray, A Mouse Called Wolf, and Mr. Ape. Mr. King-Smith passed in away in 2011, but his stories live on.
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