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The golden goose
by Dick King-Smith
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8 editions published between 2003 and 2010 in English and held by 3,305 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.
Babe : the gallant pig
by Dick King-Smith
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134 editions published between 1983 and 2011 in 16 languages and held by 3,293 libraries worldwide A piglet comes to Farmer Hogget's farm, where he is adopted by an old sheepdog and accomplishes amazing things.
The catlady
by Dick King-Smith
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7 editions published between 2004 and 2009 in English and held by 3,058 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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27 editions published between 1988 and 2004 in 5 languages and held by 2,106 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.
Harry's Mad
by Dick King-Smith
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49 editions published between 1984 and 2011 in 4 languages and held by 2,088 libraries worldwide Harry's legacy from his great-uncle, a talking parrot, proves to be a much more exciting gift than he ever imagined.
Pigs might fly : a novel
by Dick King-Smith
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32 editions published between 1980 and 2009 in English and Sinhalese and held by 1,947 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.
Lady Lollipop
by Dick King-Smith
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25 editions published between 2000 and 2008 in 6 languages and held by 1,872 libraries worldwide A quick-witted swineherd and a pig named Lollipop are royally rewarded after they reform a spoiled princess.
The school mouse
by Dick King-Smith
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16 editions published between 1995 and 2009 in English and held by 1,838 libraries worldwide Flora, the world's most educated mouse, saves her family during a crisis.
Three terrible trins
by Dick King-Smith
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15 editions published between 1993 and 2000 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,791 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.
A mouse called Wolf
by Dick King-Smith
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24 editions published between 1997 and 2010 in 4 languages and held by 1,752 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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19 editions published between 1992 and 2008 in English and French and held by 1,724 libraries worldwide An introduction, in brief text and illustrations, to the characteristics and habits of pigs.
Ace, the very important pig
by Dick King-Smith
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21 editions published between 1990 and 2008 in 4 languages and held by 1,717 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.
The water horse
by Dick King-Smith
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34 editions published between 1990 and 2009 in 6 languages and held by 1,648 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.
The cuckoo child
by Dick King-Smith
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14 editions published between 1991 and 1999 in English and held by 1,529 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.
Harriet's hare
by Dick King-Smith
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15 editions published between 1994 and 2002 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,484 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.
Funny Frank
by Dick King-Smith
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15 editions published between 2001 and 2009 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,457 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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42 editions published between 1978 and 2010 in 7 languages and held by 1,435 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.
Spider Sparrow
by Dick King-Smith
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24 editions published between 1998 and 2004 in English and French and held by 1,289 libraries worldwide Spider, a baby abandoned on an English farm, grows up to be mentally slower than other children but manifests a remarkable talent for communicating with animals as he comes of age during World War II.
The stray
by Dick King-Smith
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26 editions published between 1996 and 2010 in English and held by 1,207 libraries worldwide When seventy-five-year-old Henny Hickathrift runs away from the old people's home, she meets five children and their parents who welcome her into their family.
Sophie's snail
by Dick King-Smith
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27 editions published between 1988 and 2005 in 3 languages and held by 1,111 libraries worldwide Follows the humorous adventures of four-year-old Sophie as she pursues her dream of becoming a farmer. more
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Anecdotes Animals Authors, English Biography Brothers and sisters Cats Chickens Children's stories, English Children's stories--Authorship Dog owners Dogs Domestic animals Ducks England Families Farmers Farm life Fiction Fortune Foxes Friendship Geese Great Britain Great Dane Guinea pigs Guinea pigs as pets Humorous stories Identity (Philosophical concept) Individuality Inheritance and succession Juvenile works King-Smith, Dick Literature Livestock Loch Ness monster Magicians Mice Music--Instruction and study Ostriches Parrots Pets Princesses Reading Reincarnation Schools Scotland Sea monsters Sheepherding Swine Witches
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King, Dick 1922-
King-Smith
King Smith, D.
King-Smith, Ronald Gordon
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Smith, Dick King, 1922-2011 金·史密斯, 狄克Кинг-Смит, Дик 金史密斯 ディック・キング=スミス Languages
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