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Babe : the gallant pig
by Dick King-Smith
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49 editions published between 1983 and 2009 in English and held by 4,340 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A piglet comes to Farmer Hogget's farm, where he is adopted by an old sheepdog and accomplishes amazing things
The golden goose
by Dick King-Smith
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11 editions published between 2003 and 2013 in English and Chinese and held by 3,532 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Farmer Skint and his family on Woebegone Farm have fallen on hard times, but their luck changes with the arrival of a special golden goose
The catlady
by Dick King-Smith
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14 editions published between 2004 and 2013 in English and held by 3,188 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Muriel Ponsonby, the Catlady, lives with dozens of cats, many of whom she believes are reincarnated friends, relatives, and even royalty
Martin's mice
by Dick King-Smith
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26 editions published between 1988 and 2004 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,430 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A farm cat who doesn't want to catch mice keeps a family of them as pets in the barn; but then he is given away to a townswoman and acquires a new perspective
Pigs might fly : a novel
by Dick King-Smith
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32 editions published between 1980 and 2004 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,341 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A runt piglet born with deformed front feet is coached in swimming by a duck and an otter and, when the pig farm is flooded, becomes a hero
Harry's Mad
by Dick King-Smith
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42 editions published between 1984 and 2003 in English and held by 2,338 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Harry's legacy from his greatuncle, a talking parrot, proves to be a much more exciting gift than he ever imagined
Lady Lollipop
by Dick King-Smith
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27 editions published between 2000 and 2012 in 3 languages and held by 2,262 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A quick-witted swineherd and a pig named Lollipop are royally rewarded after they reform a spoiled princess
The water horse
by Dick King-Smith
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32 editions published between 1990 and 2008 in English and held by 2,126 WorldCat member libraries worldwide In 1930, on the coast of Scotland, eight-year-old Kirstie finds a large egg which hatches into an unusual sea creature, and as he grows her family must decide what to do with him
A mouse called Wolf
by Dick King-Smith
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20 editions published between 1997 and 2001 in English and held by 2,096 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A mouse with an unusual name shares his musical gift with a widowed concert pianist
All pigs are beautiful
by Dick King-Smith
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23 editions published between 1993 and 2012 in English and French and held by 1,996 WorldCat member libraries worldwide An introduction, in brief text and illustrations, to the characteristics and habits of pigs
The school mouse
by Dick King-Smith
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13 editions published between 1995 and 2009 in English and held by 1,960 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Flora, the world's most educated mouse, saves her family during a crisis
Ace, the very important pig
by Dick King-Smith
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20 editions published between 1990 and 2002 in English and held by 1,926 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Farmer Tubbs' amazing pig, Ace of Clubs, eventually winds up on television for his cleverness. The great-grandson of Babe: The Gallant Pig (1983, 1985), Ace understands human speech and becomes famous after he appears on a television show. Recommended
Three terrible trins
by Dick King-Smith
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13 editions published between 1993 and 2000 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,832 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Three mice brothers, ignoring the class system separating the four clans of rodents in their farmhouse, befriend a lower class mouse and form a team to fight cats
Funny Frank
by Dick King-Smith
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17 editions published between 2001 and 2013 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,804 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Gertie the hen is appalled when her son Frank wants to swim with the ducks, but Jemima and her mother, the farmer's wife, make him a special outfit so that his dream can come true
The fox busters
by Dick King-Smith
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25 editions published between 1978 and 2003 in English and held by 1,683 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A community of chickens continually preyed on by hungry foxes is saved by the birth of three wonder chicks, who grow into magnificent flying machines and lead a climactic barnyard battle
Harriet's hare
by Dick King-Smith
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17 editions published between 1994 and 2002 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,660 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A young girl's life with her father on their farm in England is changed when she befriends a talking hare that is really a shape-changing alien
I love guinea pigs
by Dick King-Smith
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22 editions published between 1994 and 2009 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,637 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Describes the habits and behavior of guinea pigs
The invisible dog
by Dick King-Smith
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32 editions published between 1993 and 2010 in English and held by 1,544 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Events conspire to turn Janie's imaginary harlequin Great Dane into a real dog
The cuckoo child
by Dick King-Smith
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13 editions published between 1991 and 1999 in English and held by 1,541 WorldCat member libraries worldwide With the unknowing help of his pet geese, eight-year-old Jack Daw decides to raise an ostrich on his father's farm
Clever lollipop
by Dick King-Smith
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8 editions published between 2003 and 2012 in English and held by 1,429 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Lady Lollipop, the clever pet pig of Princess Penelope and her friend Johnny, joins them in their lessons with a magician, cares for the queen's garden, helps restore the king's appetite, and has a surprise present for Penelope's birthday more
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Animals Animals--Infancy Authors, English Cats Chickens Children's stories, English Dog owners Dogs Domestic animals Ducks England Families Farm life Fortune Foxes Friendship Geese Great Britain Great Dane Guinea pigs as pets Hares Humorous stories Identity (Philosophical concept) Individuality Inheritance and succession King-Smith, Dick Life on other planets Livestock Loch Ness monster Magicians Mice Mothers and sons Music Music--Instruction and study Mythology, Celtic Ostriches Parrots People with disabilities Piglets Princesses Reading Reincarnation Schools Scotland Scotland--Loch Ness Sea monsters Sheepherding Sheep-pig (King-Smith, Dick) Soldiers--Billeting Swine
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King, Dick 1922-2011
King-Smith
King Smith, D.
King-Smith, Ronald Gordon.
Kings-Smits, Diks
Smith, Dick King-.
Smith Dick King- 1922-....
Smith, Dick King 1922-2011
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