A sparky story about a little British snail and his adventures in America, from the master of animal tales 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. Now a bestselling full-time author, his work has 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 also voted Children's Author of the Year. 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.
"The master of animal adventures" Independent on Sunday "The king of animal stories, King-Smith uses his language skills to the full to engage readers" Birmingham Post 20041002 "Dick King-Smith writes wittily, knowlegeably and lovingly about animals" Bournemouth Daily Echo 20041112
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