Babe: The Gallant Pig

King-Smith, Dick

ISBN 10: 0785796843 ISBN 13: 9780785796848

Publisher: Turtleback Books, 1995

Synopsis

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Fly, the old sheepdog, is amazed to find out what the new piglet, Babe, can learn and do, but even more surprises arise as Babe grows up on Farmer Hogget's farm.

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Review:

Babe is a sensitive soul, deeply loyal to those who are kind to him. So when he is taken in by Farmer Hogget's sheepdog, Fly, it's only natural that he would want to follow in his foster mum's paw-steps. Even with Babe's considerable handicaps as a sheepdog--namely, that he's a pig--he manages to overcome all with his earnestly polite and soft-spoken ways, proving once again that might doesn't always make right. After saving the sheep from rustlers and wild dogs, Babe convinces Hogget that his idea of becoming a sheep-pig "b'aint so stupid" as it might look. But neither Hogget nor Babe, nor anyone else, could have predicted what follows.

As utterly charming as Charlotte's Web, this book is bound to pluck even the tightest heartstrings. Masterful characterization brings every personality to vibrant life, while Mary Rayner's lively line illustrations only elucidate images Dick King-Smith has already planted in the reader's mind. Herd the whole farmyard together: readers of all ages, ambitions, and antecedents will love this one. --Emilie Coulter

From the Inside Flap:

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

About this edition

• Publisher: Turtleback Books
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0785796843
• ISBN 13: 9780785796848
• Binding: School & Library Binding
• Number of pages: 128