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The Guard Dog
Dick King- Smith
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Description for The Guard Dog
paperback. There are six puppies in the pet shop window; five posh pedigree puppies, and a scruffy little mongrel with a grand ambition - to be a guard dog. The other pups laugh at him. How can such a small, scruffy dog possibly expect to be bought to guard a home? Will the poor little guard dog be doomed to a lonely life in the Dogs' Home - or worse? Num Pages: 64 pages, Black and white. BIC Classification: 5AH; YFB. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 185 x 154 x 5. Weight in Grams: 78.
There are six puppies in the pet shop window; five posh pedigree puppies, and a scruffy little mongrel with a grand ambition - to be a guard dog.
The other pups laugh at him. How can such a small, scruffy dog possibly expect to be bought to guard a home? Especially when his bark is the most horrible, earsplitting racket they have ever heard! Will the poor little guard dog be doomed to a lonely life in the Dogs' Home - or worse...?
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Young Corgi
Condition
New
Number of Pages
64
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780552554336
SKU
9780552554336
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Dick King- Smith
DICK KING-SMITH was a Gloucestershire farmer until the age of 45, when he gave up farming to become a primary school teacher. As a beloved and bestselling full-time author, his work received many awards, including a Bronze Medal for the Smarties Prize of l997 for All Because of Jackson and the Children's Book Award in l995 for Harriet's Hare. In l992, he was voted Children's Author of the Year, and in l995, his top-selling title The Sheep-Pig was developed into a box-office movie, BABE, introducing hundreds of thousands of youngsters to his work.
Reviews for The Guard Dog
A charming, funny tale
Daily Mail
A tale full of mishaps and coincidences which will appeal to a wide range of independent readers. The line drawings extend the humorous text beautifully
The School Librarian
It's a gorgeous story and not only has a terrific message, but the message is so coated with delicious sugar that any child would enjoy it. I must say I cried at the end because I was so moved . . . He is a terrific writer and I thought the drawings were absolutely marvellous
Jilly Cooper A hilarious new book for young readers by the ever-popular Dick King-Smith
Books for Children
Dick King-Smith creates a complete world of humans and animals, and their complex relationships. There is humour and sadness. There is plenty of action. Jocelyn Wild's scribbly line drawings add to the general feeling of pace within the book. An entrancing and captivating read for younger children. The prolific author has done it again... Written a winner!
Junior Bookshelf
Daily Mail
A tale full of mishaps and coincidences which will appeal to a wide range of independent readers. The line drawings extend the humorous text beautifully
The School Librarian
It's a gorgeous story and not only has a terrific message, but the message is so coated with delicious sugar that any child would enjoy it. I must say I cried at the end because I was so moved . . . He is a terrific writer and I thought the drawings were absolutely marvellous
Jilly Cooper A hilarious new book for young readers by the ever-popular Dick King-Smith
Books for Children
Dick King-Smith creates a complete world of humans and animals, and their complex relationships. There is humour and sadness. There is plenty of action. Jocelyn Wild's scribbly line drawings add to the general feeling of pace within the book. An entrancing and captivating read for younger children. The prolific author has done it again... Written a winner!
Junior Bookshelf