Dick King-Smith
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
1995, 1983.
Physical Desc
118 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Originally published in Great Britain under the title: The sheep-pig." A piglet destined for eventual butchering arrives at the farmyard, is adopted by an old sheep dog, and discovers a special secret to success.
Author
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Formats
Description
A candid and very funny memoir from beloved children’s book author Dick King-Smith.
Before he was a children’s book author, Dick King-Smith was a soldier, a farmer, a salesman, a factory worker, and a teacher. But he was always a devoted family man who loved the countryside he lived in and the animals he kept. In this insightful memoir, Dick King-Smith recounts the joys and failures of his life with equal humor and candor. And he remembers...
Before he was a children’s book author, Dick King-Smith was a soldier, a farmer, a salesman, a factory worker, and a teacher. But he was always a devoted family man who loved the countryside he lived in and the animals he kept. In this insightful memoir, Dick King-Smith recounts the joys and failures of his life with equal humor and candor. And he remembers...
Author
Series
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Formats
Description
Fresh from his foray into Hollywood stardom, Babe gets a new cover for the Knopf Paperbacks line.
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
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
4) Babe
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (92 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A lovable talking piglet makes friends with all the animals in the barnyard, proving to everyone on the farm that different types can get along.