Summary
Having been coached in swimming by a duck and an otter, a runt piglet with deformed front feet becomes a hero when their farm is flooded. Full description
Summary: |
Having been coached in swimming by a duck and an otter, a runt piglet with deformed front feet becomes a hero when their farm is flooded. |
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Item Description: |
"A ALA notable book"--P. [4] of cover. "First published in Great Britain as Daggie Dogfoot by Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1980"--T.p. verso. |
Physical Description: |
158 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. |
ISBN: |
014034537X : 9780140345377 |
Author Notes: |
He has written over 100 children's books including The Fox Busters, The Hodgeheg, and The Sheep Pig (aka Babe-The Gallant Pig), which was adapted as the 1995 film Babe. The 1995 TV miniseries The Queen's Nose was also based in one of his books. He was voted Children's Author of the Year at the 1991 British Book Awards. He died on January 4, 2011 at the age of 88. (Bowker Author Biography) |